# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1633 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1634 --- ## [Could the Hood \*possibly\* Have Whipped the Bismarck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-hood-possibly-have-whipped-the-bismarck/925754)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2020, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-hood-possibly-have-whipped-the-bismarck/925754 "2020-11-30T00:45:44Z")
To put it slightly differently, using the very best modern naval surface warfare simulation software, if you ran the fight between Hood and Bismarck 100 times, would the Hood win any reasonable number of times, or is the… --- ## [How to lie with numbers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lie-with-numbers/926711)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2020, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lie-with-numbers/926711 "2020-11-30T00:38:13Z")
I’m putting this in MPSIMS instead of Politics & Elections because I’m not trying to engage in a political discussion. I want to talk about dishonest argumentation using numbers. I got an email from the Democratic Gover… --- ## [How do hotels decide which flags to fly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-hotels-decide-which-flags-to-fly/926374)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-hotels-decide-which-flags-to-fly/926374 "2020-11-29T22:26:42Z")
A lot of hotels that cater to international guests will fly a number of flags outside the premises. Almost always one of these flags will be that of the country in which the hotel is located. How do they decide which o… --- ## [New therapies for Covid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-therapies-for-covid/925668)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-therapies-for-covid/925668 "2020-11-29T22:07:27Z")
I’ve seen references that the medical community has developed better therapies for Covid over the past half year, so the survival rate is better. What are the new therapies that they’ve developed? One I’ve heard about … --- ## [Secret Service protection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-service-protection/926375)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-service-protection/926375 "2020-11-29T22:06:07Z")
Do the ex-spouses of Presidents get Secret Service protection? Say, for example, if Melania divorces Individual 1? Or Ivana and Marla, who were exes before his election? --- ## [Here I go again with kitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-go-again-with-kitten/926635)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-go-again-with-kitten/926635 "2020-11-29T20:52:32Z")
It seems I am going to be fostering a kitten. A male, orange tabby kitten. He seems to have been abandoned and then glommed onto Mrs. Girlfriend’s daughter who, while a lover of animals generally, is more of a dog pers… --- ## [Do (Did) Long-Distance Trains Carry Emergency Rations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-did-long-distance-trains-carry-emergency-rations/926606)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-did-long-distance-trains-carry-emergency-rations/926606 "2020-11-29T20:31:56Z")
Just finished a book that takes place in c. 1930. A train traveling from Istanbul to Calais has its journey thwarted by snow in some mountain range (I don’t think it really matters which). At one point, one of the passen… --- ## [Parents who shouldn't have children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-who-shouldnt-have-children/926702)
**Author:** [@Bootb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootb)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-who-shouldnt-have-children/926702 "2020-11-29T20:23:41Z")
There’s a 34-second video of a young girl, probably 4 or 5 years old, playing with a large python. The snake is a long-time pet. I wonder if the parents have any clue of how dangerous that situation is. Normally, I’m … --- ## [Diego Maradona dead at age 60](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diego-maradona-dead-at-age-60/926432)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diego-maradona-dead-at-age-60/926432 "2020-11-29T20:16:59Z")
I just learned from a friend that he died. He was probably the greatest player I experienced in my lifetime (I’m 8 years younger), but my adoration still is impaired by the “hand of God” goal . But anyway, RIP. --- ## [Old timey tech: Brick phones vs bag phones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-timey-tech-brick-phones-vs-bag-phones/926663)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-timey-tech-brick-phones-vs-bag-phones/926663 "2020-11-29T20:15:49Z")
By the time I got a cell phone, those were already passe, so the question: What was the advantage of the bag phone, or did it predate the brick? I know the bricks were expensive, but they wouldn’t have been quite so … --- ## [Recommend me a rolling pin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-rolling-pin/926641)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-rolling-pin/926641 "2020-11-29T19:47:28Z")
I need a new rolling pin, and wonder if there have been great advances in the technology. I hear about Teflon, about silicone, about marble, about old-fashioned maple. I use mine to roll pie crust, and rolled cookies t… --- ## [Help me find a good multimeter for restoring an old solid state amplifier](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-good-multimeter-for-restoring-an-old-solid-state-amplifier/925641)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-good-multimeter-for-restoring-an-old-solid-state-amplifier/925641 "2020-11-29T19:36:05Z")
Seeking electronics hobbyist help! I am currently working on restoring a Seeburg 1000 BMS2 unit–a background music system, featured front-and-center in this Techmoan video: I’m pretty good with the mechani… --- ## [What to do with leftover pizza](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-leftover-pizza/923438)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-leftover-pizza/923438 "2020-11-29T18:35:39Z")
I’m by my lonesome and ordered a medium pizza. I’ll probably eat a couple slices tonight, and save the rest for the future. Do I bag it while it’s still steaming, or wait until it cools. Freeze it or fridge it? --- ## [Logitech - Please go the fuck out of business](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logitech-please-go-the-fuck-out-of-business/925596)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logitech-please-go-the-fuck-out-of-business/925596 "2020-11-29T16:36:08Z")
Ended up needing a refund for a camera from long ago and still haven’t heard from those bozos. So I figure why not look for some customer reviews to vent some spleen, and hooooo-boy, yeah, I found customer reviews, al… --- ## [T-shirt maker Zazzle weighs in on the political landscape!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-shirt-maker-zazzle-weighs-in-on-the-political-landscape/926107)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-shirt-maker-zazzle-weighs-in-on-the-political-landscape/926107 "2020-11-29T16:21:51Z")
Every year for Christmas, my SO makes original, satirical t-shirt gifts for his family, which he designs and orders through Zazzle. In 2018 my shirt read “Eat Prey, Love” (ideal for me, because I’m an editor by trade and… --- ## [Counties where Hillary won and Biden lost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counties-where-hillary-won-and-biden-lost/926715)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counties-where-hillary-won-and-biden-lost/926715 "2020-11-29T15:32:51Z")
Is there a list somewhere of counties that Hillary Clinton won in 2016 and Biden lost in 2020? I assume there aren’t any states like that, but I couldn’t find a list of counties. --- ## [The president-elect is an alien](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-elect-is-an-alien/926576)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-elect-is-an-alien/926576 "2020-11-29T15:23:38Z")
Okay, not really, but I did a double take when I saw this picture. --- ## [News Item: Austrian town of Fucking changes its name . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-item-austrian-town-of-fucking-changes-its-name/926538)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-item-austrian-town-of-fucking-changes-its-name/926538 "2020-11-29T13:55:53Z")
Tired of the ridicule, fed up with the Fucking sign-posts being stolen, the town is changing its name to . . . (Wait for it . . . ) This, apparently, is considered an improvement? Link to news story. --- ## [Medical Values Conversion Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-values-conversion-problem/926089)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-values-conversion-problem/926089 "2020-11-29T12:27:10Z")
I need to convert medical test results from µg/mL to µmol/L. My brother and I both had the same blood test done 35 years apart and his results are in µg/mL while mine are in µmol/L. I have no idea why the units changed o… --- ## [What/who should we be thankful for, even in 2020?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-who-should-we-be-thankful-for-even-in-2020/926435)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-who-should-we-be-thankful-for-even-in-2020/926435 "2020-11-29T11:17:58Z")
First, we should all be thankful for the essential workers in this pandemic. Not just doctors and nurses and EMTs, but police, firefighters, grocery workers, food delivery workers, infrastructure repair workers and many … --- ## [Warrior (plus three extra characters)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warrior-plus-three-extra-characters/926714)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warrior-plus-three-extra-characters/926714 "2020-11-29T05:14:30Z")
Anybody else watching this? I only started watching in the past week, last night’s was my first new, waited for episode–and it was brutal. --- ## [Help me track down a comic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-track-down-a-comic/926591)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-track-down-a-comic/926591 "2020-11-29T05:29:59Z")
It might be an XKCD comic. It’s a graph that shows power vs. responsibility, or something like that. It shows that when you’re a kid and have little power and little responsibility, life is OK. As you go to college an… --- ## [How did I spend my Thanksgiving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-i-spend-my-thanksgiving/926707)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-i-spend-my-thanksgiving/926707 "2020-11-29T04:43:31Z")
Well, for one thing my family had our dinner the previous Sunday, because of work and necessary travel plans. Thursday morning I awoke in pain fram what turned out to be an abcess on the inner thigh, in a sensitive area… --- ## [Substitutes for hotels for a trip to South America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substitutes-for-hotels-for-a-trip-to-south-america/926485)
**Author:** [@longtry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longtry)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substitutes-for-hotels-for-a-trip-to-south-america/926485 "2020-11-29T04:39:39Z")
OK, some background. Not too long ago I began reading about astronomy & cosmology, and really like them. I knew that there’d be an eclipse in June this year. I had saved a budget to go to Indonesia and witness the event … --- ## [Yelling at 2020: You're fired!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yelling-at-2020-youre-fired/926457)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yelling-at-2020-youre-fired/926457 "2020-11-29T04:31:58Z")
When you think things can’t get any worse, you look at the calendar and see we still have a little more to go before 2020 is over! So you know things will get worser and worser! Let’s have a big bonfire and BURN the ef… --- ## [Do I need a keyboard with MIDI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-a-keyboard-with-midi/926709)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-a-keyboard-with-midi/926709 "2020-11-29T03:38:50Z")
I have a basic keyboard that only has USB port. My plan is to connect it to Windows laptop to make music using software synth. I have Windows 10 home if it matters. --- ## [Eh, what's up, Doc? Saturday morning cartoons are back!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eh-whats-up-doc-saturday-morning-cartoons-are-back/926676)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eh-whats-up-doc-saturday-morning-cartoons-are-back/926676 "2020-11-29T03:18:24Z")
Starting on January 2, 2021, MeTV will broadcast three hours of cartoons every Saturday morning. These will be the original theatrical shorts featuring the likes of Looney Tunes, Tom & Jerry, and Popeye. These cartoons a… --- ## [Neutralizing stomach acid by eating/drinking acidic foods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neutralizing-stomach-acid-by-eating-drinking-acidic-foods/925514)
**Author:** [@therealhoax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/therealhoax)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neutralizing-stomach-acid-by-eating-drinking-acidic-foods/925514 "2020-11-29T02:58:14Z")
Hello, as someone who intermittently suffers from heart burn and indigestion I do a lot of reading about natural ways to relieve these. It often claimed on the internet that acidic fruits like lemon and grapefruits actu… --- ## [Fabulous Black Friday Deals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-black-friday-deals/926710)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-black-friday-deals/926710 "2020-11-29T02:54:32Z")
Black Friday has been even more spectacular than usual this year. Today I was in Tractor Supply and they were offering 11-pound bags of Flock Party Mealworms for only $49.99, a $30 savings! A mealworm-stuffed chicken is… --- ## [I don't understand what voters Trump could've picked up between 2016 and 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-what-voters-trump-couldve-picked-up-between-2016-and-2020/924722)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 377\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-what-voters-trump-couldve-picked-up-between-2016-and-2020/924722 "2020-11-29T02:35:06Z")
My point here is not “I don’t understand how half my fellow Americans can fall for such a stupid, incompetent, malicious president!” because we already know that. The right wing echo chamber spent years putting people in… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1632) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1634)