# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1654 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1655 --- ## [RIP Sean Connery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sean-connery/924401)
**Author:** [@Oswald\_Bastable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oswald_Bastable)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sean-connery/924401 "2020-11-09T16:10:58Z")
From the BBC: One of those actors I assumed would live forever… :cry: --- ## [Places that will print photos into posters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-that-will-print-photos-into-posters/150101)
**Author:** [@Civil\_Defense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Defense)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-that-will-print-photos-into-posters/150101 "2020-11-09T15:37:54Z")
Heylo… I have a few photos I’d like to blow-up into poster form (about the size of a standard movie poster, or about the size of the ones that are sold at places like WalMart). Where can I get this done? And about how… --- ## [ISTM that these Covid stimulus bills are among the greatest ripoffs in history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/istm-that-these-covid-stimulus-bills-are-among-the-greatest-ripoffs-in-history/915436)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/istm-that-these-covid-stimulus-bills-are-among-the-greatest-ripoffs-in-history/915436 "2020-11-09T15:12:45Z")
The following is based on what I’ve seen and heard and not based on media reporting. To the extent that I’ve seen criticism in media sources, it’s been about the fact that Big Business have gotten PPP (or other) stimulus… --- ## [The longest a football drive could last (time-and-down wise)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-a-football-drive-could-last-time-and-down-wise/924957)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-a-football-drive-could-last-time-and-down-wise/924957 "2020-11-09T15:08:29Z")
Been doing some math out of idle football curiosity: The longest scoring drive, of course, would be 99 yards; it couldn’t be longer than that. Suppose that each time, the offense had to convert a fourth down to keep th… --- ## [What was different about 2000 versus 2020?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-different-about-2000-versus-2020/924948)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-different-about-2000-versus-2020/924948 "2020-11-09T14:57:21Z")
This is a bit of laziness on my part because I could probably Google any number of detailed stories about it, but I’m curious what everyone’s recollection is. Assuming Biden wins and Trump demands a recount in key state… --- ## [Mike Pence - have any losing vice-presidents gone on to win the presidency later?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-pence-have-any-losing-vice-presidents-gone-on-to-win-the-presidency-later/925031)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-pence-have-any-losing-vice-presidents-gone-on-to-win-the-presidency-later/925031 "2020-11-09T14:52:36Z")
Walter Mondale got the nomination in 1984 and lost big time. I’m wondering if the Republicans are even going to consider Mike Pence after the loss of this election. I am aware the VP used to be the losing candidate, but… --- ## [Question on the Mayflower voyage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-the-mayflower-voyage/925123)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-the-mayflower-voyage/925123 "2020-11-09T14:25:30Z")
In Protestants: The Radicals who Made the Modern World" byAlec Ryrie on page 132 (paperback edition) “The Mayflower sailed from England in 1620 bearing 102 settlers; two more were born en route, but one of the newborns … --- ## [What do folks in other countries think about US election craziness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-folks-in-other-countries-think-about-us-election-craziness/924480)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-folks-in-other-countries-think-about-us-election-craziness/924480 "2020-11-09T14:23:20Z")
Do people in countries other than the US look at our election craziness and think it’s the Republicans fault? Or do they think both sides are crazy? Or do they think there isn’t anything crazy about our elections? Does a… --- ## [Why isn't Mexican food more popular in Spain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-mexican-food-more-popular-in-spain/838149)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-mexican-food-more-popular-in-spain/838149 "2020-11-09T14:11:15Z")
I understand Spanish cooking is regional and uses local ingredients. And I’m very fond of tortilla espanola and most appetizers made from seafood, chorizo, peppers, olive oil, eggs, ham, figs, nuts, dough and saffron. … --- ## [Forcing the Senate to adjourn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forcing-the-senate-to-adjourn/924940)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forcing-the-senate-to-adjourn/924940 "2020-11-09T13:51:49Z")
This came up in one of the many many many conversations about our current political situation, but I’m trying to keep this GQ. The argument was that if the Senate were to refuse to consider a President’s nominees, he co… --- ## [\[not accurate\] Democrats proposing extending school day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-accurate-democrats-proposing-extending-school-day/925116)
**Author:** [@urbanredneck2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urbanredneck2)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-accurate-democrats-proposing-extending-school-day/925116 "2020-11-09T12:02:26Z")
Kamala Harris is proposing a new law which would add 3 hours to the school day. The idea is to align the school day, currently roughly 7-3 pm to the workday which is closer to 7-6 pm. Now I get her point and it does mak… --- ## [Exile instead of Prison](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exile-instead-of-prison/924560)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exile-instead-of-prison/924560 "2020-11-09T09:31:46Z")
\*Every one knows the story of Australia being populated by prisoners. What role did these people play when they were brought to Australia? Were they slaves, employees? or just released to do as they may? Was the overall … --- ## [Jill Biden would be the nation's first FLOTUS to have a full-time job in the role's 231-year history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jill-biden-would-be-the-nations-first-flotus-to-have-a-full-time-job-in-the-roles-231-year-history/925080)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jill-biden-would-be-the-nations-first-flotus-to-have-a-full-time-job-in-the-roles-231-year-history/925080 "2020-11-09T05:19:23Z")
This is kind of remarkable. I bet her classes will be fun with Secret Service ringing the room. Ain’t no one gonna give her any sass now. --- ## [Quibi shutting down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quibi-shutting-down/923535)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quibi-shutting-down/923535 "2020-11-09T04:43:45Z")
$1.75 billion up in smoke in only 6 months Quibi streaming service shutting down after less than 1 year | Ars Technica --- ## [Your reminder that ACA enrollment runs through December 15th!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-reminder-that-aca-enrollment-runs-through-december-15th/924938)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-reminder-that-aca-enrollment-runs-through-december-15th/924938 "2020-11-09T03:45:56Z")
With all the election noise this isn’t getting the attention it usually does. You still have plenty of time !! --- ## [Any browsers that can increase volume?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-browsers-that-can-increase-volume/925062)
**Author:** [@CardboardBoxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CardboardBoxx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-browsers-that-can-increase-volume/925062 "2020-11-09T03:27:44Z")
VLC media player can play a quiet video at 500% base volume. Is there any browser that has the same functionality, so that I can play videos which even at max speaker and max website volume are too quiet to hear? I’ve tr… --- ## [Biden shouldn't have a crowded inauguration party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-shouldnt-have-a-crowded-inauguration-party/925054)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-shouldnt-have-a-crowded-inauguration-party/925054 "2020-11-09T03:12:42Z")
On the one hand, there would be no better, and perhaps necessary, rebuke to Trump and Trumpism than having a real jam-packed inauguration. On the other hand there’s, y’know, a deadly uncontrolled pandemic raging in the … --- ## [What if President elect can not perform his duties and be sworn in 1-20-2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-president-elect-can-not-perform-his-duties-and-be-sworn-in-1-20-2021/924995)
**Author:** [@Forever77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Forever77)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-president-elect-can-not-perform-his-duties-and-be-sworn-in-1-20-2021/924995 "2020-11-09T03:07:41Z")
Okay this is not meant to be cruel and I certainly don’t want the FBI or the Secret Service to come knocking on my door ! But what if President elect can not perform his duties and is not sworn in on January 20th Inaugu… --- ## [Little things you do to make home more pleasing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-do-to-make-home-more-pleasing/921624)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-do-to-make-home-more-pleasing/921624 "2020-11-09T02:59:30Z")
It could be anything. I put cooking oil in different bottles, the kind with the stopper on the hinge contraption. Vegetable oil goes in a large clear bottle, peanut oil goes in a smaller dark glass bottle and olive oil … --- ## [Pull-up bars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pull-up-bars/925104)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pull-up-bars/925104 "2020-11-09T02:48:08Z")
Is there another name for these? Or are they just ‘pull-up bars’? (The injuries thread reminded me. :stuck\_out\_tongue: ) --- ## [Here comes lockdown again, but not in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-comes-lockdown-again-but-not-in-the-mmp/924531)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 251\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-comes-lockdown-again-but-not-in-the-mmp/924531 "2020-11-09T02:22:09Z")
Morning, mumpers! Over my side of the pond, we are looking at another 4-week lockdown where the majority of covid-safe places are closing but the petri dishes of education are staying open. Apparently that means we’ll … --- ## [Looking at the 2020 election, what conclusions should we draw about poll analysis sites like 538, etc.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-the-2020-election-what-conclusions-should-we-draw-about-poll-analysis-sites-like-538-etc/925089)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-the-2020-election-what-conclusions-should-we-draw-about-poll-analysis-sites-like-538-etc/925089 "2020-11-09T02:04:47Z")
Nate Silver gave Biden a 90% chance to win and Biden did win. He even indicated that it was difficult to tell if it would be a blowout(what I expected) or a nail-biter(what we got). Obviously, it was a huge blowout from … --- ## [Predictions for the depth of rot that will be found in the Trump Administration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predictions-for-the-depth-of-rot-that-will-be-found-in-the-trump-administration/924996)
**Author:** [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predictions-for-the-depth-of-rot-that-will-be-found-in-the-trump-administration/924996 "2020-11-09T00:24:46Z")
While some here believe that Trump will continue to be a political force up to 2024 and beyond, I have always been of the opinion that Trump’s future is incarceration until the end of his days. Trump’s behavior has been… --- ## [Just discovered amazing re-imagining of Hanna Barbera characters by DC Comics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-discovered-amazing-re-imagining-of-hanna-barbera-characters-by-dc-comics/924450)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2020, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-discovered-amazing-re-imagining-of-hanna-barbera-characters-by-dc-comics/924450 "2020-11-08T23:24:34Z")
I’m probably late to this, but I just came across this recent re-imaginings of Hanna-Barbera characters by DC Comics. I wonder if anyone else has read them and what they think, and, of course, I hope to get folks into it… --- ## [Steve Bannon was banned from Twitter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-bannon-was-banned-from-twitter/924884)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2020, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-bannon-was-banned-from-twitter/924884 "2020-11-08T23:14:58Z")
He said that Dr. Fauci, and FBI director Christopher Wray, should be beheaded. Nope, nope, nope, don’t even joke about that. --- ## [What is the best way to mix two powders together?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-mix-two-powders-together/572316)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2020, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-mix-two-powders-together/572316 "2020-11-08T22:40:01Z")
I want to mix 150 grams each of two amino acids together to make 300 grams of combined product. Experiments on inexpensive substances such as flour demonstrate that there is no way to do it with any type of handheld mixi… --- ## [Horse dragging rider, a movie cliche](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-dragging-rider-a-movie-cliche/921853)
**Author:** [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-dragging-rider-a-movie-cliche/921853 "2020-11-08T22:34:56Z")
I am a city boy and have almost no experience riding horses. Tonight I saw yet another scene where someone is being dragged by a galloping horse (Neidemier in Animal House) Is there a part of the saddle that can wrap it… --- ## [TdF2020 - Allez!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf2020-allez/918985)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2020, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf2020-allez/918985 "2020-11-08T21:39:21Z")
With just four days to go before the start, here’s a good write up about this years favorites: Notably missing are Froome and Thomas. Back in is Bernal, however not ranked as the top favorite due to a recent back inju… --- ## [Interesting aftermath articles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-aftermath-articles/924991)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2020, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-aftermath-articles/924991 "2020-11-08T21:26:37Z")
So after reading the good news this morning, I ran across a couple of interesting and thought-provoking post-electoral analysis articles and about the aftermath. Now I know he’s fairly conservative, but he does bring … --- ## [MildlyAnnoyed BANNED for arguing with moderator instructions and cursing him out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mildlyannoyed-banned-for-arguing-with-moderator-instructions-and-cursing-him-out/925084)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2020, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mildlyannoyed-banned-for-arguing-with-moderator-instructions-and-cursing-him-out/925084 "2020-11-08T21:12:56Z")
https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-bannon-was-banned-from-twitter/924884/36 This is inexcusable, but especially for just a modnote. The suspension has been made permanent after Mod discussion. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1653) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1655)