# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1618 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1619 --- ## [Lyrics to the Sailor's Hornpipe -- Disney?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-to-the-sailors-hornpipe-disney/927864)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-to-the-sailors-hornpipe-disney/927864 "2020-12-12T22:30:43Z")
Did the lyrics to The Sailor’s Hornpipe – “I never, never, ever do a thing about the weather, because the weather never did a thing about me” – originate with Disney’s Alice in Wonderland (the Dodo’s song) or did the wor… --- ## [The "irony" thread - share your little moments!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irony-thread-share-your-little-moments/925802)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irony-thread-share-your-little-moments/925802 "2020-12-12T21:58:24Z")
Looked down as the sun came out at just the right angle to illuminate … how filthy my Roomba has gotten. The surface is all dusty, and there’s cat hairs on the buttons. That’s right, my cleaning implement needs to be cl… --- ## [Most ridiculous "directional schools" in college sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-ridiculous-directional-schools-in-college-sports/927190)
**Author:** [@stuccosuperstar2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuccosuperstar2020)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-ridiculous-directional-schools-in-college-sports/927190 "2020-12-12T21:56:56Z")
“Western” Illinois. At its width, its 210 miles. “Northern” Kentucky. 185 up to down. Don’t get me started on East, West and Central Michigan. Or Middle Tennessee State. And don’t forget North Florida’s recent entry i… --- ## [Jewish Dopers: latke question (and a few others)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-dopers-latke-question-and-a-few-others/927572)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-dopers-latke-question-and-a-few-others/927572 "2020-12-12T21:54:10Z")
Does anyone else put parsnip in latkes? Anyone use anything besides potatoes to enhance the flavor? I’ve met a few people who add a very finely grated carrot (one even used a food processor to puree it). I met someone w… --- ## [Are Ocean Salt Levels Constantly Increasing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-ocean-salt-levels-constantly-increasing/927837)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-ocean-salt-levels-constantly-increasing/927837 "2020-12-12T21:45:50Z")
According to the NOAA, " Ocean salt primarily comes from rocks on land". Rocks on land are the major source of salts dissolved in seawater. Rainwater that falls on land is slightly acidic, so it erodes rocks. This rele… --- ## [Who is the most famous non-fictional Belgian? (updated)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-non-fictional-belgian-updated/924651)
**Author:** [@DaphneBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaphneBlack)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-non-fictional-belgian-updated/924651 "2020-12-12T21:20:21Z")
I posted this question 6 years ago but after running it by my Fb circle this year again I thought it was time for a renewed look at this important question for our time. The most famous Belgians, of course, are two famo… --- ## [Older cat suddenly starts smelling bad and is far more lethagic, is it close to dying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-cat-suddenly-starts-smelling-bad-and-is-far-more-lethagic-is-it-close-to-dying/927361)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-cat-suddenly-starts-smelling-bad-and-is-far-more-lethagic-is-it-close-to-dying/927361 "2020-12-12T20:29:52Z")
My 12 year old cat who even last week was still fairly active and was fully able to jump onto my bed has suddenly become incredibly lethargic, refusing to move from her cat bed for the past two days and she now smells ba… --- ## [Recommend me a book on language(s)/linguistics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-book-on-language-s-linguistics/927650)
**Author:** [@Cayuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cayuga)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-book-on-language-s-linguistics/927650 "2020-12-12T20:29:18Z")
My family is doing the Icelandic gift-a-book thing this Christmas, and I’m trying to find something my daughter will love. She’s 17 and smarter than I am. She has always been fascinated by languages. She speaks Spanish … --- ## [What's the deal with Sucralose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-sucralose/927773)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-sucralose/927773 "2020-12-12T20:27:47Z")
I bought a jar of Mt. Olive Sweet Relish the other day. I didn’t look closely at the label, but it does clearly say “NO SUGAR ADDED”, and it also says 0 calories per serving. All is still fine. … --- ## [What TV show or movie gets your profession the most right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-or-movie-gets-your-profession-the-most-right/926688)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-or-movie-gets-your-profession-the-most-right/926688 "2020-12-12T20:07:48Z")
It is far too easy to find examples in television and the movies of your profession being depicted inaccurately, but are there any examples where you thought to yourself(or yelled so loudly that the neighbors called the … --- ## [In general, why do most people believe that life is complicated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-general-why-do-most-people-believe-that-life-is-complicated/927139)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-general-why-do-most-people-believe-that-life-is-complicated/927139 "2020-12-12T19:50:44Z")
When you really think about it, life isn’t all that difficult. However, there’s certain aspects of life that may be harder to deal with when compared to other life situations, depending on several factors. Daily Life Ta… --- ## [Snack foods that are oddly addictive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snack-foods-that-are-oddly-addictive/927039)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snack-foods-that-are-oddly-addictive/927039 "2020-12-12T19:40:38Z")
What is the snack food that, once you partake, draws you in and won’t let go? For me it’s Goldfish. Just plain ol’ cheddar Goldfish. I never crave them, never buy them when I’m grabbing a snack at a gas station or whate… --- ## [Let's talk about intellectual property rights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-intellectual-property-rights/926862)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-intellectual-property-rights/926862 "2020-12-12T19:03:27Z")
The subject came up in another thread. But that thread had a specific topic and I don’t want to derail it with a general discussion. Hence, this thread. I’ll define intellectual property as having a right to own an idea… --- ## [“Throwaway” Lines in Songs That Make You Say WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throwaway-lines-in-songs-that-make-you-say-wtf/924823)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throwaway-lines-in-songs-that-make-you-say-wtf/924823 "2020-12-12T18:33:21Z")
I’m listening to Mel Torme singing “P.S. I Love You” on my Echo. There’s a disturbing line in the bridge: Write to the Browns as soon as you’re able/They came around to call/I burned a hole in the dining room table/And … --- ## [GMail: How Long to Implement a Changed Verification-code Tel#?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-how-long-to-implement-a-changed-verification-code-tel/927906)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-how-long-to-implement-a-changed-verification-code-tel/927906 "2020-12-12T18:32:39Z")
I signed up for GMail ~4 years ago, to use for one specific group endeavor where the group leader specified “everybody on GMail please”. Then didn’t use it subsequently. Lately I’ve been thinking I’d resurrect it. I a… --- ## [Help My Bourbon Chicken!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-bourbon-chicken/927667)
**Author:** [@Ptolomy57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ptolomy57)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-bourbon-chicken/927667 "2020-12-12T17:32:47Z")
We’ve tried many bourbon chicken recipes, but none are anything like how I like it. Honestly, i love Golden Corral’s bourbon chicken. And, while they display a recipe on the wall as decoration, it is incomplete. What I r… --- ## [Contractors Dynamite Mountains, Bulldoze Desert In Race To Build Trump's Border Wall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contractors-dynamite-mountains-bulldoze-desert-in-race-to-build-trumps-border-wall/927874)
**Author:** [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contractors-dynamite-mountains-bulldoze-desert-in-race-to-build-trumps-border-wall/927874 "2020-12-12T17:14:09Z")
I think politics is where this goes – This is destruction for the sake of destruction. Some of the damage will be irreparable. (I suppose some of it is destruction for the sake of a paycheck. That doesn’t reduce the … --- ## [Why does WHO list dementia as a cause of death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-who-list-dementia-as-a-cause-of-death/927763)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-who-list-dementia-as-a-cause-of-death/927763 "2020-12-12T15:54:42Z")
A recent publication from WHO lists the leading causes of death worldwide. On that list is “Alzheimer’s disease, other dementias.” While I understand that Alzheimer’s disease can be fatal, the dementia, per se, isn’t … --- ## [We interrupt this austerity to bring you $731 billion for the defense budget. Now back to regularly scheduled austerity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-interrupt-this-austerity-to-bring-you-731-billion-for-the-defense-budget-now-back-to-regularly-scheduled-austerity/927710)
**Author:** [@DeadTreasSecretaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadTreasSecretaries)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-interrupt-this-austerity-to-bring-you-731-billion-for-the-defense-budget-now-back-to-regularly-scheduled-austerity/927710 "2020-12-12T15:31:41Z")
Remember this bullshit the next time someone decides to put the words “national” and “security” in the same sentence to describe the grift that is our defense budget. Covid death rates are at record highs, scores of p… --- ## [Can you identify this metal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-metal/927854)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-metal/927854 "2020-12-12T15:02:38Z")
The case of an old machinist’s tool chest is covered with this metal, which in its turn is covered with years’ worth of dirt and possibly corrosion and rust. The photos show one side of the “door” of the chest, partially… --- ## [Junior Modding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/junior-modding/927802)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/junior-modding/927802 "2020-12-12T14:34:54Z")
Now that we have a new board and new Mods, I would like clarification on a answer I got years ago. Is a polite request to get back to the OP considered Junior Modding now? That was Ok in the past but I would like a cla… --- ## [Christmas/Winter beers suggestions 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-winter-beers-suggestions-2020/927501)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-winter-beers-suggestions-2020/927501 "2020-12-12T14:14:31Z")
It’s December and I doubt we will have any bars open for the next couple months. So,I’m looking for some ideas of what I can buy in bottles and cans. It seems the pumpkin stuff is still out there, I guess the harsh Covid… --- ## [The Kremlin's Candidate (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kremlins-candidate-open-spoilers/927865)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kremlins-candidate-open-spoilers/927865 "2020-12-12T02:01:21Z")
I just finished The Kremlin’s Candidate; it was a satisfying, but very bittersweet ending to the trilogy (the books are way better than the move). Dominika survives against the odds and is now the Director of the SVR, b… --- ## [Electric devices changing brightness - motion detectors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-devices-changing-brightness-motion-detectors/927831)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-devices-changing-brightness-motion-detectors/927831 "2020-12-12T13:13:58Z")
I’ve often perceived that electric devices - such as the LED time displays on clock radios - seem to brighten when I enter the room. It doesn’t seem to happen all of the time entirely predictably. But occasionally I wi… --- ## [Bribing / threatening individual electors in the Electoral College](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bribing-threatening-individual-electors-in-the-electoral-college/927403)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bribing-threatening-individual-electors-in-the-electoral-college/927403 "2020-12-12T06:36:12Z")
Donald J. Trump has stated that he will consider the election settled only once the Electoral College votes. Assuming he intends to respect that statement… I know that he has appealed to the Republican majorities in som… --- ## [NFL Football Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-football-questions/927669)
**Author:** [@Ptolomy57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ptolomy57)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-football-questions/927669 "2020-12-12T04:48:51Z")
I just understand the basics of NFL football. And, I watch on occasion. So, let me ask: In last night’s game (Cowboys vs. Ravens): Early in the game, the Ravens intercepted. The announcer said “nice return”. At best, … --- ## ["Musician X is the greatest student of musician Y"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musician-x-is-the-greatest-student-of-musician-y/927205)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musician-x-is-the-greatest-student-of-musician-y/927205 "2020-12-12T04:04:09Z")
Many musicians are standing on the shoulders of giants and took cues from their idols, be it instrumental or in their songwriting and/or arrangements. What clear examples can you name? Here are my suggestions: Keith Ric… --- ## [Fixing iOS autocorrect bizarre behavior (because it’s driving me nuts even with text replacement)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixing-ios-autocorrect-bizarre-behavior-because-it-s-driving-me-nuts-even-with-text-replacement/927834)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixing-ios-autocorrect-bizarre-behavior-because-it-s-driving-me-nuts-even-with-text-replacement/927834 "2020-12-12T03:35:22Z")
iOS autocorrect has been driving me up a fricking wall and it seems to be getting worse. I’ve been using the floating mini keyboard on my iPad Pro (I started using mini keyboard because for whatever idiotic reason iOS d… --- ## [Remember That Geraldo Rivera Special On Satanism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-that-geraldo-rivera-special-on-satanism/927787)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-that-geraldo-rivera-special-on-satanism/927787 "2020-12-12T03:00:47Z")
I sure do. I was already a young adult. I think it was in 1987. That sounds about right. Anyway he was widely criticized for it. I’ll add a cite if anyone wants one. But basically people said his statistics were way off… --- ## [Can Lyme Disease Be Passed To An Infant In Utero?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-lyme-disease-be-passed-to-an-infant-in-utero/927866)
**Author:** [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-lyme-disease-be-passed-to-an-infant-in-utero/927866 "2020-12-12T02:20:23Z")
If a mother has Lyme Disease, can it pass to her unborn child? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1617) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1619)