# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1650 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1651 --- ## [See list of threads I've replied to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-list-of-threads-ive-replied-to/925433)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-list-of-threads-ive-replied-to/925433 "2020-11-12T16:39:50Z")
Is there any way to get a list of threads I’ve contributed to? The ‘unread’ section doesn’t do it. --- ## [Today I am officially fed up off the pandemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-am-officially-fed-up-off-the-pandemic/925337)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-am-officially-fed-up-off-the-pandemic/925337 "2020-11-12T15:39:55Z")
Staying in a hotel for the first time since Covid showed up. When I checked into this fine 5 star establishment instead of the usual complimentary drinks and hot towels, I got a COVID-19 care bag. :man\_facepalming:t2: … --- ## [Water clock. Is this possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-clock-is-this-possible/925246)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-clock-is-this-possible/925246 "2020-11-12T15:04:14Z")
Here is part of an ad from the Christmas catalog of a very reliable hardware store: “When you add ordinary tap water, the clock uses water’s naturally occurring positive and negative ions, producing clean energy that wi… --- ## [You can now ride a Zipline down Godzilla's Throat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-now-ride-a-zipline-down-godzillas-throat/925431)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-now-ride-a-zipline-down-godzillas-throat/925431 "2020-11-12T14:26:35Z")
Really. --- ## [What's the remedy for this laser printer problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-remedy-for-this-laser-printer-problem/318612)
**Author:** [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-remedy-for-this-laser-printer-problem/318612 "2020-11-12T11:25:56Z")
Just started a new job, and for the first time in my professional life I actually have my own dedicated printer sitting on my desk. (Yaaaay!) Hey, it might not sound like a big deal to some people, but it is to me. An… --- ## [What is your most common keyboarding error?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-common-keyboarding-error/924322)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-common-keyboarding-error/924322 "2020-11-12T11:23:18Z")
For me, it is probably typing “m” instead of “,”, followed closely by hitting caps lock when going for the “a”. (Especially frustrating, as I am NOT a touch typist, and end up typing several words in CAPS…) How about y… --- ## [If not for the pandemic, would Trump have won re-election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-not-for-the-pandemic-would-trump-have-won-re-election/925056)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-not-for-the-pandemic-would-trump-have-won-re-election/925056 "2020-11-12T11:02:04Z")
We’ll never know for sure, of course, as that is not the world we live in. But I think Trump would have won, most likely. Probably the economy would have been chugging along just fine, and that’s always a promising sign … --- ## [Is this Yale sucralose study legit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-yale-sucralose-study-legit/924658)
**Author:** [@wiskaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wiskaz)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-yale-sucralose-study-legit/924658 "2020-11-12T10:20:04Z")
--- ## [Songs used in a context that's different from the intent of the song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-used-in-a-context-thats-different-from-the-intent-of-the-song/925185)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-used-in-a-context-thats-different-from-the-intent-of-the-song/925185 "2020-11-12T07:06:31Z")
This thread Is “Yakety Sax” inherently funny, or are we just conditioned into considering it funny by Benny Hill? got me to thinking about songs that are completely the opposite of the context they’re used in. Entrance … --- ## [I want to go to Australia (some day). What advice do you have? What are must-do things?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-go-to-australia-some-day-what-advice-do-you-have-what-are-must-do-things/924177)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-go-to-australia-some-day-what-advice-do-you-have-what-are-must-do-things/924177 "2020-11-12T05:48:44Z")
I live near Austin, Texas, United States. I want to visit Australia some day. Of course, the current travel climate is not good what with COVID-19 and all. I also figure on a budget of US$10,000-12,000 for a trip for … --- ## [Looking for a good loose leaf tea by mail service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-loose-leaf-tea-by-mail-service/925061)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-loose-leaf-tea-by-mail-service/925061 "2020-11-12T05:25:42Z")
Seven months out of the year, I really don’t drink hot beverages of any kind. This time of the year though, a nice steaming mug of comfort is most welcome. I certainly drink my share of coffee but, in general, I prefer t… --- ## [The First Snow of the season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-snow-of-the-season/925039)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-snow-of-the-season/925039 "2020-11-12T05:17:37Z")
It’s falling as I type, and coming down pretty good judging from the cone of light from the street lamp. Where I am that is. --- ## [Another "crazy liquor laws in your state" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-crazy-liquor-laws-in-your-state-thread/95709)
**Author:** [@Phouchg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phouchg)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-crazy-liquor-laws-in-your-state-thread/95709 "2020-11-12T05:14:45Z")
So I went into Rite Aid last night (I had not been in a drug store since moving to California - I always did everything, including prescriptions, in supermarkets) and I was surprised to find BOOZE! In a DRUG STORE! A pla… --- ## [MacBook showing weird diagrams (heeeeelp)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macbook-showing-weird-diagrams-heeeeelp/925364)
**Author:** [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macbook-showing-weird-diagrams-heeeeelp/925364 "2020-11-12T04:33:56Z")
My MacBook Pro (I think it’s a 2013 or something like that) started acting weird today. The track pad wouldn’t work so I turned the computer off, hoping it would fix itself on restart. But now when I try to restart, it g… --- ## [Some Light COVID News for a change -- Name That Drug ! Not Bamlanivimab!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-light-covid-news-for-a-change-name-that-drug-not-bamlanivimab/925228)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-light-covid-news-for-a-change-name-that-drug-not-bamlanivimab/925228 "2020-11-12T04:29:51Z")
Really? Bamlanivimab? How do they generate these names? It sounds like someone was trying to generate a palindrome, but screwed up at the last second. Read the comments at the link Surely someone on this Board can… --- ## [Netgear router with 10/100 Mbps WAN connection. Why do they advertise 300Mbps speed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netgear-router-with-10-100-mbps-wan-connection-why-do-they-advertise-300mbps-speed/925262)
**Author:** [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netgear-router-with-10-100-mbps-wan-connection-why-do-they-advertise-300mbps-speed/925262 "2020-11-12T03:39:41Z")
Just bought a new Netgear dual band router (R6080) to upgrade a 10 year old N300 router. Went through all the setup hassle only to discover it is slower than the old one. The culprit seems to be the 10/100 Mbps WAN conne… --- ## [A wet Remembrance Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wet-remembrance-day/925383)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wet-remembrance-day/925383 "2020-11-12T03:02:54Z")
Remembrance Day. Stat holiday. A time to have a nice lie-in, wake up around 9, watch the ceremony from Ottawa… “Guys?” says the Piper Cub. “Yes, Cub,” I say, groggily. “I think the house is leaking. Downstairs in t… --- ## [Home Loan Pre-Approvals...Where to Start?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-loan-pre-approvals-where-to-start/925095)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-loan-pre-approvals-where-to-start/925095 "2020-11-12T02:33:21Z")
There are a lot of things that I really feel dumb about, and these beginning stages of trying to buy a house is definitely one of them. The whole pre-approval process is confusing and I don’t know where to begin. From t… --- ## [The (constructive, effective) disagreement thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-constructive-effective-disagreement-thread/925194)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-constructive-effective-disagreement-thread/925194 "2020-11-12T02:28:58Z")
I believe that writing off Trump’s followers is dangerous; did you see this? https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/08/us/arkansas-police-chief-violence-parler-invs/index.html Ignoring them is not going to work and he could run i… --- ## [Mississippi voters approve new state flag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mississippi-voters-approve-new-state-flag/924870)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mississippi-voters-approve-new-state-flag/924870 "2020-11-12T02:25:31Z")
On Election Day, the voters of Mississippi voted to retire a 126 year old flag which featured the Confederate battle ensign and replace it with a new design featuring a magnolia blossom. The previous flag was actually… --- ## [A president hiring personal assistants/advisors - his budget or the government's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-president-hiring-personal-assistants-advisors-his-budget-or-the-governments/925351)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-president-hiring-personal-assistants-advisors-his-budget-or-the-governments/925351 "2020-11-12T01:32:41Z")
Suppose that when President-Elect Biden takes office, he decides, “I want to hire someone to be my personal expert on North Korean matters, someone to be an advisor on Iran and the Middle East, and someone to be my consu… --- ## [The New European Wave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-european-wave/925121)
**Author:** [@Bootb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootb)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-european-wave/925121 "2020-11-11T22:23:06Z")
Since there’s so much news, I thought it would be helpful to have a separate thread for Europe, analogous to the separate thread for the second US wave. Germany followed several European countries by reporting a record… --- ## [Correcting minor typos within someone else's quote box should be allowed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correcting-minor-typos-within-someone-elses-quote-box-should-be-allowed/925170)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correcting-minor-typos-within-someone-elses-quote-box-should-be-allowed/925170 "2020-11-11T20:07:03Z")
There was a thread a week or two ago where a moderator stepped in and issued a non-warning note after someone corrected someone else’s typo within their own quote box (“Bob Dylan” had been misspelled as “Bob Dillon,” and… --- ## [The Left and Right on Term Limits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-left-and-right-on-term-limits/925090)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-left-and-right-on-term-limits/925090 "2020-11-11T21:06:32Z")
Why does the left generally oppose term limits and the right generally support them? Despite any rationale put forth by either side my experience and cynicism suggests that the reason for one position or the other is to… --- ## [Vote by Mail...Die Before Election Day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-by-mail-die-before-election-day/919965)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-by-mail-die-before-election-day/919965 "2020-11-11T20:43:19Z")
This has probably been covered before on the SDMB – hey, purt’ near everything under the sun has! So I get my ballot off in the mail on October 5th…and on October 11th a mafia hit-man mistakes me for a Federal witness a… --- ## [New laptop will not print to printer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-laptop-will-not-print-to-printer/925333)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-laptop-will-not-print-to-printer/925333 "2020-11-11T20:34:43Z")
I’ve exhausted my modest level of tech expertise, so naturally I come here for guidance. I have replaced my laptop with a shiny new one. I own two printers, an inkjet and a laser. The new laptop immediately found and co… --- ## [Trying to recall a story about historical (or perhaps mythical) ruler who died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-recall-a-story-about-historical-or-perhaps-mythical-ruler-who-died/925252)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-recall-a-story-about-historical-or-perhaps-mythical-ruler-who-died/925252 "2020-11-11T20:19:17Z")
I dimly recall some story about a historical (or perhaps mythical, or maybe fictional) ruler who was so feared by his subjects and courtiers that when he died, they did not dare approach him for some period of time (days… --- ## [Tenancy rights in official government residences (e.g. White House et al)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tenancy-rights-in-official-government-residences-e-g-white-house-et-al/925232)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tenancy-rights-in-official-government-residences-e-g-white-house-et-al/925232 "2020-11-11T20:13:29Z")
FTR this question is obviously inspired by current events (in particular, this), but not about current events. Suppose a president whose term has expired simply refuses to move out of the white house, or a governor from… --- ## [Now that that is over, who will be running in 2024?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-that-is-over-who-will-be-running-in-2024/925359)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-that-is-over-who-will-be-running-in-2024/925359 "2020-11-11T19:10:36Z")
With Biden unlikely to run in 2024, the most likely Democratic candidate will be Harris, but others are likely to run as well (unless Harris has actually become president by then). Will we see any new faces other than t… --- ## [California Statewide Propositions 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-statewide-propositions-2020/922345)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-statewide-propositions-2020/922345 "2020-11-11T19:35:22Z")
It’s time again for Californians to participate in their most direct power and assent or refuse numerous propositions. I’ve collected information from the official voter guide from the Secretary of State and the endorsem… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1649) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1651)