# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1643 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1644 --- ## [Netflix's The Crown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-the-crown/771042)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-the-crown/771042 "2020-11-19T15:10:57Z")
Is anyone else watching The Crown? I started last night and an up to episode 3. This is really good. The casting is superb. If you loved The Audience you’ll love this. --- ## [Can Biden re-hire someone Trump has fired?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-biden-re-hire-someone-trump-has-fired/925893)
**Author:** [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-biden-re-hire-someone-trump-has-fired/925893 "2020-11-19T13:11:41Z")
Specifically relating to Chris Krebs, who although a political appointee appears to have been quite good at his job. Is he fired “for cause”, which in the corporate world would generally disqualify him from be re-hired? … --- ## [Strip clubs- most full contact?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strip-clubs-most-full-contact/272226)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strip-clubs-most-full-contact/272226 "2020-11-19T13:10:01Z")
Inspired by another thread here, I wanted to ask Dopers from other areas, - what Strip clubs allow the patrons/girls to get the closest to actual sex? Here in SF, they have the Mitchell Bro’s on O’Farrell, where they ha… --- ## [A Message from one of our Ship Captains](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-from-one-of-our-ship-captains/925721)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-from-one-of-our-ship-captains/925721 "2020-11-19T11:26:19Z")
As you are aware, our multi-ship interstellar colonization mission has recently hit a snag with a run of infestations, and, as one of the captains of the Fleet, I want to address the situation. The alien ship on LV-426 … --- ## [Man's kind porpoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mans-kind-porpoise/925916)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mans-kind-porpoise/925916 "2020-11-19T09:08:33Z")
So what is really behind dolphinses seeming benevolent interactions with humans? --- ## [Conan O'Brien leaving TBS for HBO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conan-obrien-leaving-tbs-for-hbo/925816)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conan-obrien-leaving-tbs-for-hbo/925816 "2020-11-19T07:16:40Z")
Going from nightly talk to weekly variety show on HBO Max. Conan comes to an end in June of next year. I’m bummed as I have no intention of subscribing to yet another streaming service, but I loved watching him on TBS a… --- ## [I am officially calling a Glee curse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-officially-calling-a-glee-curse/915308)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-officially-calling-a-glee-curse/915308 "2020-11-19T07:05:10Z")
We are now up to three untimely deaths. Not necessarily bizarre or unjustified but still premature deaths of cast members in their 30s. The death of Naya Rivera so far seems to be a tragic accident. I feel for her son. H… --- ## [Can My PC Run Faster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-pc-run-faster/925731)
**Author:** [@Ptolomy57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ptolomy57)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-pc-run-faster/925731 "2020-11-19T04:41:22Z")
I admit I have an old PC. So old, I cannot recall just how old. It could have been purchased around 2010? Anyway, we suffer with a limping PC that runs slow as molasses. I know the last Windows push(es) don’t help. But, … --- ## [Kitchen Creativity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchen-creativity/925728)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchen-creativity/925728 "2020-11-19T04:13:11Z")
So, I’m sitting here looking around the kitchen pondering dinner, and I wonder to myself, “what can I do with a package of Top Ramen to make it more interesting?” So I have white, balsamic and rice vinegars, soy sauce,… --- ## [Is "good paying jobs" grammatically correct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-good-paying-jobs-grammatically-correct/925718)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-good-paying-jobs-grammatically-correct/925718 "2020-11-19T03:55:53Z")
My first OP in the new board format, I think. Anyway, the question is exactly what it says on the tin. This seems to have become a common phrase among politicians around the time of Bush II, but to my ear/eye it grates h… --- ## [Supreme Court vs Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-vs-pope/925552)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-vs-pope/925552 "2020-11-19T01:35:44Z")
Is the Supreme Court the American version of an infallible Pope? --- ## [Kate Winslet and Tome cruise hold breath for ~7 minutes - Hollywood BS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-winslet-and-tome-cruise-hold-breath-for-7-minutes-hollywood-bs/925823)
**Author:** [@spifflog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spifflog)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-winslet-and-tome-cruise-hold-breath-for-7-minutes-hollywood-bs/925823 "2020-11-19T01:06:34Z")
Per stories released this week about her in Avatar 2 she broke Tome Cruise’s ‘Hollywood’ record by holding her breath for over 7 minutes underwater. While I’ll concede that Winslet and Cruise are both in great shape, it… --- ## [Ever know or meet a spy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-or-meet-a-spy/924488)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-or-meet-a-spy/924488 "2020-11-19T01:00:45Z")
I met a guy once who worked for the CIA in the past. I did not ask him what he did for the CIA and possibly he could not tell me anyway . His son played soccer with my son. His shirt had a Russian phrase on it so I… --- ## [How much more incompetence and corruption is still to be revealed now that the trump era is over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-more-incompetence-and-corruption-is-still-to-be-revealed-now-that-the-trump-era-is-over/925510)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-more-incompetence-and-corruption-is-still-to-be-revealed-now-that-the-trump-era-is-over/925510 "2020-11-19T00:34:42Z")
The sheer depth and breadth of incompetence and corruption in the trump administration has been a very open secret: foreign powers and political allies renting empty blocks of trump properties to put money in his pocket … --- ## [Biggest Band Drop-off After One Quits/Fired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-band-drop-off-after-one-quits-fired/838681)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-band-drop-off-after-one-quits-fired/838681 "2020-11-19T00:31:00Z")
A single member. Band name remains. Doesn’t have to be a band - could be a long-time guitarist of a solo artist. The first name that comes to my mind is Roger Waters, but I’m sure I’ll think of others. --- ## [Any chicken experts here? New chick help needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chicken-experts-here-new-chick-help-needed/925931)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chicken-experts-here-new-chick-help-needed/925931 "2020-11-19T00:10:36Z")
Hello Everyone, We’ve had chickens for quite some time now and have had many successful hatchings. We’ve always known a hatchling was on its way and made sure we’ve had plenty of chick starter foods on hand. After rea… --- ## [Walking while white](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walking-while-white/925921)
**Author:** [@MrMrmrmr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrMrmrmr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walking-while-white/925921 "2020-11-18T23:53:24Z")
I went with my wife for a walk along the lakefront houses, on a dead end.Every car that went past had a driver that smiled and waved. I was thinking if I were a young black man I would had a different experience. I can … --- ## [What will happen if Trump somehow remains president?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-if-trump-somehow-remains-president/925451)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-if-trump-somehow-remains-president/925451 "2020-11-18T23:49:53Z")
Okay, I realize there’s about a 0.001% chance of it actually happening, but let’s say Trump and his cronies actually get enough ballots thrown out in enough states to turn the outcome of the election. Or that enough fait… --- ## [Mr Quatro's "Things God Told Me" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-quatros-things-god-told-me-thread/808067)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-quatros-things-god-told-me-thread/808067 "2020-11-18T23:34:50Z")
For those of you that don’t know, our board is graced with the presence of a prophet of God, who is periodically foretold the future so that he may share it with the world. He is very insistent that he be given a platfor… --- ## [Good News -- NORAD will Still be Tracking Santa this year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-norad-will-still-be-tracking-santa-this-year/925899)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-norad-will-still-be-tracking-santa-this-year/925899 "2020-11-18T23:14:57Z")
I’m glad they’re being safe, and keeping up the tradition. I just hope The Big Guy is using hand sanitizer between visits, and is keeping his mask on throughout. Even Santa Magic is no match for COVID. And he has to b… --- ## [Anyone remember this episode of "Petticoat Junction" (1960's sitcom on CBS)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this-episode-of-petticoat-junction-1960s-sitcom-on-cbs/925922)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this-episode-of-petticoat-junction-1960s-sitcom-on-cbs/925922 "2020-11-18T22:48:45Z")
A refined middle-age man from out of town checks into the Shady Rest. He is polite and friendly, enjoys relaxing on the front porch, but otherwise tends to keep to himself. Kate and her daughters take an immediate liking… --- ## [Met my sister today. Almost 64 years after her birth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/met-my-sister-today-almost-64-years-after-her-birth/925847)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/met-my-sister-today-almost-64-years-after-her-birth/925847 "2020-11-18T22:42:26Z")
A few years ago I did one of the DNA tests. The results game back and through one of the genealogy websites, I have a lot more folks related to me than I thought. Most were distant cousins. Earlier this year I received a… --- ## [Jeopardy 11/17/20](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-11-17-20/925919)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-11-17-20/925919 "2020-11-18T22:35:16Z")
For some reason I missed the clue and answer about the Parthenon. How’d that go? Thanks! --- ## [LED Flashlights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-flashlights/681709)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-flashlights/681709 "2014-02-20T14:24:04Z")
I am trying to make sense of LED flashlight pricing and features. Some flashlights that sound to me similar, as far as light output, can cost 10 times as much as others. Some cheaper lights claim 1800 lumens while more… --- ## [Mask frames?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mask-frames/925472)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mask-frames/925472 "2020-11-18T22:11:30Z")
Anybody using these or similar mask frames? I’m getting saturation advertising for them: https://inventive-usa.com/products/3d-printed-maskframes I’d be curious to know if they’re comfortable and maintain a good seal a… --- ## [Autumn leaves are falling in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autumn-leaves-are-falling-in-the-mmp/925137)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autumn-leaves-are-falling-in-the-mmp/925137 "2020-11-18T21:36:17Z")
When I was a kid, autumn was fun because we’d rake our leaves (from the ONE tree in front of our house) to the gutter, and dad would burn them and it smelled so good! Now I live on 3 acres, and close to 2/3 of the lot is… --- ## [Why do they keep running the same Christmas ads on TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-keep-running-the-same-christmas-ads-on-tv/925797)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-keep-running-the-same-christmas-ads-on-tv/925797 "2020-11-18T21:31:57Z")
Christmas is a time of Tradition, I know. That’s why we sing centuries-old songs in long-ago styles, eat the same seasonal foods 9that many of us hate), and practice the same old customs. But why does this have to exten… --- ## [Why does Ozzy shuffle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-ozzy-shuffle/98708)
**Author:** [@samsmomma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samsmomma)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-ozzy-shuffle/98708 "2020-11-18T20:37:46Z")
I’ve been watching Ozzy Osbourne’s show on MTV, the Osbournes. My question for you all is, why does Ozzy shuffle when he walks,like an old man, he is only in his early fifties? I’ve heard the shuffling is due to a Grand … --- ## [Is Trump required to concede at any point?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-required-to-concede-at-any-point/925722)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-required-to-concede-at-any-point/925722 "2020-11-18T19:56:02Z")
For the time being, the most notable consequence of Trump’s refusal to concede the election appears to be that Biden is not receiving daily security briefings or federal assistance with getting his new administration set… --- ## [Why is my cake falling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-cake-falling/925371)
**Author:** [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-cake-falling/925371 "2020-11-18T16:46:35Z")
I knew cakes could fall, it’s a joke in old sitcoms. However, I’d never seen it happen. I don’t bake often, but I’ve made enough cakes (from both scratch and mix) that I wasn’t too concerned about making a cake, some a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1642) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1644)