# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1631 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1632 --- ## [I'm Tired of Having to Justify My Disability](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-having-to-justify-my-disability/842118)
**Author:** [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-having-to-justify-my-disability/842118 "2020-12-01T18:45:02Z")
And that’s all I have to say about that. Because anything more only legitimizes the idea that I should have to continually seek validation that my disability exists from a third party (me being one party, my treatment te… --- ## [Wind Direction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wind-direction/926843)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wind-direction/926843 "2020-12-01T18:38:39Z")
ISTM that the wind where I live - NJ, about 10 miles from the ocean - is mostly from west to east. Not always, but a clear majority of the time. I’ve noticed this many times, and it’s particularly relevant around this ti… --- ## [Why are bus wheels different?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-bus-wheels-different/711899)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-bus-wheels-different/711899 "2020-12-01T17:56:50Z")
Some seem to go outwards and some go inwards. Why are they not all the same? --- ## [Can Biden undo/revoke every Trump executive order with a single executive order?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-biden-undo-revoke-every-trump-executive-order-with-a-single-executive-order/925910)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-biden-undo-revoke-every-trump-executive-order-with-a-single-executive-order/925910 "2020-12-01T17:55:58Z")
Along the lines of this thread Can Biden re-hire someone Trump has fired?, can Biden sign a single executive order that undoes every executive order signed by Trump? Not bloody likely he would but wondering if it could … --- ## [Need a name for a serious film discussion group](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-name-for-a-serious-film-discussion-group/918769)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-name-for-a-serious-film-discussion-group/918769 "2020-12-01T17:02:39Z")
As an obsessive movie geek–I watch roughly a grand of movies a year, and when I write it’s usually about movies–I join a lot of film discussion groups. It’s been my experience that even if they start out decent, eventual… --- ## [Are your hands symmetrical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-hands-symmetrical/926735)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-hands-symmetrical/926735 "2020-12-01T16:45:16Z")
I just now realized, in my 63rd year of existence, that my hands are not symmetrical. Counting out from the thumbs, on my left hand my first finger is longer than my third finger, and on my right hand it is the other wa… --- ## [Bogie and those little white towels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bogie-and-those-little-white-towels/926444)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bogie-and-those-little-white-towels/926444 "2020-12-01T16:39:42Z")
I have a little film I can see in my head, it’s Bogart washing up at a sink, not in a bathroom, just a sink out in another room. It was probably either Sam Spade or Philip Marlowe. He washes his hands and maybe splashes … --- ## [$300 charity tax deduction this year in US even with standard deduction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/300-charity-tax-deduction-this-year-in-us-even-with-standard-deduction/926930)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/300-charity-tax-deduction-this-year-in-us-even-with-standard-deduction/926930 "2020-12-01T16:38:33Z")
--- ## [Is this description misleading?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-description-misleading/926820)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-description-misleading/926820 "2020-12-01T16:38:31Z")
I’m a sucker for reprints of ancient newspaper comic strips. I got a little excited when I saw this description of a Krazy Kat book: “This new deluxe hardcover collects full-sized Sunday newspaper comics from 1919 throug… --- ## [Mink Zombies!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mink-zombies/926847)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mink-zombies/926847 "2020-12-01T16:33:04Z")
You are reading this headline correctly --- ## [Movie with actors from all Star Trek series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-with-actors-from-all-star-trek-series/841730)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-with-actors-from-all-star-trek-series/841730 "2020-12-01T16:07:53Z")
Inspired somewhat by the long running Spotting Star Trek actors thread. I’m watching a movie on TV that features actors who had leading parts in three of the six (live action) Star Trek series. \* Are there any movies t… --- ## [Trump Crowds vs Biden Crowds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-crowds-vs-biden-crowds/924062)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-crowds-vs-biden-crowds/924062 "2020-12-01T15:48:34Z")
Today CNN has a ‘Campaign in Pictures’ story which highlights the huge disparity in crowd sizes between Biden and Trump: The right wing Twitter folks have been posting things like this for a while - Trump driving down… --- ## [Can you use a weighted blanket with a heated blanket? (Need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-use-a-weighted-blanket-with-a-heated-blanket-need-answer-fast/926905)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-use-a-weighted-blanket-with-a-heated-blanket-need-answer-fast/926905 "2020-12-01T15:10:09Z")
Mom is about to use her new electric heated blanket. Can she put her weighted blanket on top of it? The instructions don’t seem to forbid it. Thanks! --- ## [Tell me about compression socks for edema](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-compression-socks-for-edema/833332)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-compression-socks-for-edema/833332 "2020-12-01T15:04:32Z")
You are not my doctor and all comments are accepted as non-expert and non-binding. I have high blood pressure that had been well controlled but now is creeping up again. At my last checkup, my doctor diagnosed me with l… --- ## [Please advise me on hidden inappropriate post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-advise-me-on-hidden-inappropriate-post/926889)
**Author:** [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-advise-me-on-hidden-inappropriate-post/926889 "2020-12-01T14:04:32Z")
Mods please advise me of which post was hidden where it is hidden did I press the wrong button and send myself to Coventry and most importantly why it was inappropriate Cutting and pasting the notification in this post … --- ## [Vaccine Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-questions/926909)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-questions/926909 "2020-12-01T13:46:54Z")
If I understand correctly, vaccines work by injecting a small amount of a virus into the body, allowing the body to create antibodies that will protect against future exposure. If this is so, then why aren’t people who … --- ## [Latest dumb Trumpism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-dumb-trumpism/926736)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-dumb-trumpism/926736 "2020-12-01T04:59:06Z")
so now Trump is claiming FBI and DoJ conspired to steal election? Trump appointed the head of these agencies!! --- ## [Thoughts on the Emergency Alert System?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-the-emergency-alert-system/926673)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-the-emergency-alert-system/926673 "2020-12-01T04:56:28Z")
Here in the Chicago area, they seem to have changed the Emergency Alert System for child abductions. While watching TV over the past couple of weeks, on at least 3 occasions our watching has been interrupted by an aler… --- ## [College kids and returning home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-kids-and-returning-home/925666)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-kids-and-returning-home/925666 "2020-12-01T04:42:46Z")
Dweezil’s college, like many others, tweaked their schedule so everyone would be done by Thanksgiving. Some kids might need to go back after that for finals (not sure whether this applies to Dweezil or not). He comes ho… --- ## [Surely you don't want to miss Zero Hour! on TCM Tuesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surely-you-dont-want-to-miss-zero-hour-on-tcm-tuesday/926890)
**Author:** [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surely-you-dont-want-to-miss-zero-hour-on-tcm-tuesday/926890 "2020-12-01T04:42:33Z")
It’s on TCM Tuesday at 1:30 pm ET Dec. 1. --- ## [AI image recognition and optical illusions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-image-recognition-and-optical-illusions/926882)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-image-recognition-and-optical-illusions/926882 "2020-12-01T04:16:42Z")
How do image recognition programs interpret optical illusions? I’ve come across a few articles describing how AI was ‘fooled’ into seeing rotation where none existed but nothing on how they interpret illusions like the o… --- ## [Misogyny and our sponsors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misogyny-and-our-sponsors/926886)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misogyny-and-our-sponsors/926886 "2020-12-01T03:52:43Z")
Earlier tonight I was called out for misogyny. It’s a fair cop, but then I saw that we have a new sponsor which is nothing but clickbait for photos of busty women, including one fellating a churro. Will this encourage … --- ## [Census counting for immigration status back in SCOTUS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/census-counting-for-immigration-status-back-in-scotus/926872)
**Author:** [@DeadTreasSecretaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadTreasSecretaries)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/census-counting-for-immigration-status-back-in-scotus/926872 "2020-12-01T02:54:01Z")
Posting this partly because I don’t entirely understand the ins and outs and hoping someone can explain better. It seems extremely alarming. From what I can tell, the Trump admin is again in court trying to keep t… --- ## [Restaurant cheaping out on recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-cheaping-out-on-recipes/926150)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-cheaping-out-on-recipes/926150 "2020-12-01T02:07:31Z")
As I grow older, I keep noticing how certain recipes have become degraded over time as restaurants start substituting ingredients. This came to mind when I ordered some sweet and sour pork. When I first started, the sau… --- ## [Do you eat at unusual times?y](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-at-unusual-times-y/925231)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-at-unusual-times-y/925231 "2020-12-01T00:02:00Z")
It is 10:00, and my wife and I just finished a reasonably substantial meal (for us) - baked potatoes and broccoli. Not sure if we’ll have just salads for dinner, or maybe a frozen pizza. My wife prefers not to eat heav… --- ## [It's not a holiday meal without \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-a-holiday-meal-without/926214)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-a-holiday-meal-without/926214 "2020-11-30T22:45:40Z")
Name your holiday and the ONE essential dish or major component without which it just would not be the same. For me: Thanksgiving - Cranberry sauce Xmas - steak Passover - Matzo ball soup New Year - Baked brie Birt… --- ## [Transgender topics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-topics/926758)
**Author:** [@Boudicca90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boudicca90)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2020, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-topics/926758 "2020-11-30T21:39:32Z")
The topic Did We Treat Transgenderism Better in the Past?, was recently locked by @What\_Exit because it went too off the rails according to him. I agree with his Topic Ban of YWTF as she has a history of bogging down the… --- ## [Ring Doorbell Risks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ring-doorbell-risks/926853)
**Author:** [@Ptolomy57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ptolomy57)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ring-doorbell-risks/926853 "2020-11-30T21:14:36Z")
We’ re considering buying a Ring doorbell. I am reading how Amazon either sells or allows your personal data to be used by a handful of companies. In addition, it seems there are reports of hackers gathering your persona… --- ## [Can you explain why this deserves a warning as an insult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-explain-why-this-deserves-a-warning-as-an-insult/851989)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-explain-why-this-deserves-a-warning-as-an-insult/851989 "2020-11-30T20:57:36Z")
Why is this an insult? “People like you are why racism can continue to exist.” Why is it an insult to say that you are creating space for racists to continue to be racist? And why is this deserving of a warning and a … --- ## [Show me your RV/trailer/5th wheel/camper!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-me-your-rv-trailer-5th-wheel-camper/926689)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-me-your-rv-trailer-5th-wheel-camper/926689 "2020-11-30T20:54:27Z")
I was supposed to go to Borneo next year but I don’t see that happening for the next couple of years, at least. So I bought a small travel trailer instead so I can go on my own little trips. I love it! It’s so cute and … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1630) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1632)