# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1676 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1677 --- ## [And now this - Trumps says, " I've declassified", White House says "No, he didn't""](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-this-trumps-says-ive-declassified-white-house-says-no-he-didnt/923141)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-this-trumps-says-ive-declassified-white-house-says-no-he-didnt/923141 "2020-10-21T14:22:09Z")
Pertaining to Trumps Tweets saying he has declassified, without redaction, all Muller/Russia documents. But the White House and Justice Department said this week those pronouncements didn’t declassify the records. Offic… --- ## [Who do you think is more of a wimp, Donald Trump or Joe Biden?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-think-is-more-of-a-wimp-donald-trump-or-joe-biden/921453)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-think-is-more-of-a-wimp-donald-trump-or-joe-biden/921453 "2020-10-21T14:15:54Z")
Emerson College Polling polled this question. The results… When asked who voters thought was more of a wimp, 57% said Donald Trump and 43% said Joe Biden. Source This is a stupid question and the result doesn’t mat… --- ## [Things That Have Become Less Scary With Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-have-become-less-scary-with-time/922081)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-have-become-less-scary-with-time/922081 "2020-10-21T14:06:23Z")
I was not a particularly nervous child, but it seems to me now that TV exaggerated certain dangers. The ones I’m thinking of, which turned out not to be such a big deal, include: Quicksand The Bermuda Triangle Spider … --- ## [Did Obamacare help you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-obamacare-help-you/922529)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-obamacare-help-you/922529 "2020-10-21T13:49:22Z")
It’s hard to find objective infirmation on the ACA. I’ve heard what medical colleagues think about it, what American politicians say and have read books from both sides. I know what many Canadians think. I am an emerg… --- ## [PSA: Mmmmm....Chicken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-mmmmm-chicken/923489)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-mmmmm-chicken/923489 "2020-10-21T13:00:56Z")
I quit eating chicken some time ago because in recent years it’s become insipid in flavor and Nerf-y in texture. But it looks like there is an even better reason to avoid it going forward: https://www.msn.com/en-us/hea… --- ## [My husband NEVER hears anything I say](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-never-hears-anything-i-say/271303)
**Author:** [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-never-hears-anything-i-say/271303 "2020-10-21T08:47:19Z")
I can be standing 2 feet away, talking about something, and he hears nothing that comes from my mouth. He’s aware of everything else in the room. Sometimes he appears to be listening, unless the tv is on, and a portion o… --- ## [OP by someone on your "ignore list." Viewable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/op-by-someone-on-your-ignore-list-viewable/923471)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/op-by-someone-on-your-ignore-list-viewable/923471 "2020-10-21T08:23:52Z")
If someone on my ignore list posts to a thread I’m following, I can view the individual post by clicking “VIEW 1 HIDDEN REPLY.” But if that user has submitted the OP, the OP remains invisible to me and remains hidden und… --- ## [LEGO taken hostage, kidnapper won't negotiate!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lego-taken-hostage-kidnapper-wont-negotiate/923374)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lego-taken-hostage-kidnapper-wont-negotiate/923374 "2020-10-21T06:46:37Z")
It’d be bloody hilarious, except it’s kids being blackmailed. Long story short, my grandkids lost a bit of interest in Lego last year, and as we were moving interstate, my daughter asked the kids’ dad if he’d look after… --- ## [Post the news and your reaction to it briefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-the-news-and-your-reaction-to-it-briefly/923468)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-the-news-and-your-reaction-to-it-briefly/923468 "2020-10-21T06:40:12Z")
I’ll pick 10 random pieces of news: Melania Trump pulls out of rally over “lingering cough” - not interested. India to roll out quick and cheap coronavirus paper test - that would be something. Pompeo to meet separate… --- ## [Are they still making ventilators in repurposed factories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-they-still-making-ventilators-in-repurposed-factories/923372)
**Author:** [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-they-still-making-ventilators-in-repurposed-factories/923372 "2020-10-21T06:35:11Z")
In the months after our introduction to the pandemic, some otherwise slow factories were repurposed to make ventilators, particularly in the automotive sector. Much was said about how fast these production lines were co… --- ## [Coca Cola ends production of Tab](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-ends-production-of-tab/923129)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-ends-production-of-tab/923129 "2020-10-21T05:14:44Z")
That odd tasting diet drink. It lasted for 57 years. --- ## [1 can of Pinto beans plus 1/2 pound of sweet Italian sausages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-can-of-pinto-beans-plus-1-2-pound-of-sweet-italian-sausages/923232)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-can-of-pinto-beans-plus-1-2-pound-of-sweet-italian-sausages/923232 "2020-10-21T03:36:56Z")
Recipe idea sought: Using those two items as the major sources of bulk and protein in the dish, what do you suggest I should make to serve as the main course for a couple of adults for dinner? The sausages are raw and … --- ## [History in a hallway bed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-in-a-hallway-bed/923441)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-in-a-hallway-bed/923441 "2020-10-21T02:44:48Z")
A patient was admitted to my hospital today. Lotta history in him. In 1938, as an orphan and as a 14-year-old untermensch he managed to leave Austria as part of the Kindertransport. Adopted by a family in northern Engl… --- ## [Who are you, O Cat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-o-cat/847954)
**Author:** [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-o-cat/847954 "2020-10-21T02:21:18Z")
Young yellow tomcat on doorstep. “Who are you?” was the first thing I said to him. Does not look or act like a neighboring barn cat: meowing at house door, sleek coat not thick enough for a cat outdoors all winter. Much… --- ## [Prison inmates and the April $1,200 stimulus checks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prison-inmates-and-the-april-1-200-stimulus-checks/923227)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prison-inmates-and-the-april-1-200-stimulus-checks/923227 "2020-10-21T02:16:26Z")
I do prison ministry in Texas, and one extremely hot topic these days is whether prison inmates qualify to receive the $1,200 stimulus checks sent out by the government half a year ago. For inmates, such a sum of money i… --- ## [What was the first SUV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-suv/923369)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-suv/923369 "2020-10-21T02:08:24Z")
A Chevrolet commercial claims they made the first, in the '30s. I was thinking Willys in the late-'40s. --- ## [When should I get my flu shot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-i-get-my-flu-shot/920520)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-i-get-my-flu-shot/920520 "2020-10-21T01:40:34Z")
I could go get one tomorrow. Is the any reason to wait? I know you’re not a doctor. I’ve already made the decision to get a flu shot but September seems really early. --- ## [Minecraft for a reluctant father](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minecraft-for-a-reluctant-father/923334)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minecraft-for-a-reluctant-father/923334 "2020-10-21T00:19:52Z")
So my young child heard through the grapevine that Minecraft was a thing that existed. Being extremely fascinated by building things (legos, blocks, trains, etc.), this seems like it was inevitable. For $8, I got the iOS… --- ## [Spencer Davis has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spencer-davis-has-died/923424)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spencer-davis-has-died/923424 "2020-10-20T23:57:14Z")
At 81 years old. I always like their sound, but never knew until now that the lead singer was Steve Winwood. --- ## [NFL 2020: Week 6](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-6/923038)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-6/923038 "2020-10-20T23:02:00Z")
This week’s schedule (note that there is no Thursday night game): Sunday Early: Houston @ Tennessee Cincinnati @ Indianapolis Atlanta @ Minnesota Denver @ New England Washington @ New York Giants Baltimore @ Phila… --- ## [Freezer door ajar overnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezer-door-ajar-overnight/923420)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezer-door-ajar-overnight/923420 "2020-10-20T22:20:58Z")
Found it about half an hour ago, to my horror. As far as I can tell, it was only open a crack. The ice packs in the door seemed to be hard, as did the frozen dinners I opened to check, yet I’m still nervous about them f… --- ## [It's 2020. In two years the 1950 census will be released](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-2020-in-two-years-the-1950-census-will-be-released/923022)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-2020-in-two-years-the-1950-census-will-be-released/923022 "2020-10-20T22:18:42Z")
And I will finally be on it! And my brother who is two years younger. Youngest brother has to wait another ten years. I was born in 1946 and have been leading the boomers headlong into the future! --- ## [Do weather systems travel around the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-weather-systems-travel-around-the-world/678981)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2014, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-weather-systems-travel-around-the-world/678981 "2014-01-17T05:03:12Z")
If we have a low pressure system move over us with accompaning storms, can that low pressure system continue to travel around the world and affect us again in a few days? I ask because the recent storms perhaps associat… --- ## [Spam Emails](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-emails/923125)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-emails/923125 "2020-10-20T18:55:50Z")
I’ve lately been getting an increased slew of spam emails. A couple of questions about them. They all seem to have email addresses which consist of a lot of random letters and numbers along with a few dashes thrown in… --- ## [Do dog rescues enable puppy mills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dog-rescues-enable-puppy-mills/923368)
**Author:** [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dog-rescues-enable-puppy-mills/923368 "2020-10-20T18:53:12Z")
My wife and I would like a dog, but we’re having a problem finding one. The local SPCA never has anything but pit bulls, and we can’t afford thousands of dollars for a pure bred. We’d just like a young even-tempered mi… --- ## [For first time since 2004, Republican party affiliation overtakes Democratic affiliation (Gallup)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-first-time-since-2004-republican-party-affiliation-overtakes-democratic-affiliation-gallup/923330)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-first-time-since-2004-republican-party-affiliation-overtakes-democratic-affiliation-gallup/923330 "2020-10-20T18:14:52Z")
Gallup poll here. A few things worth noting: Republicans currently lead Democrats in party affiliation by 1 percent. As recently as June, four months ago, Democrats were leading Republicans in affiliation by seven per… --- ## [Windows laptop and using an app I'm used to using with android phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-laptop-and-using-an-app-im-used-to-using-with-android-phone/923385)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-laptop-and-using-an-app-im-used-to-using-with-android-phone/923385 "2020-10-20T18:05:14Z")
So I bought a windows laptop today. I’m trying to get into a game I play on my droid phone. Haven’t used windows since XP. I have the game downloaded but can’t get to it. Any ideas? --- ## [Foodstuffs you love the smell of, but hate the taste](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foodstuffs-you-love-the-smell-of-but-hate-the-taste/923083)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foodstuffs-you-love-the-smell-of-but-hate-the-taste/923083 "2020-10-20T17:28:26Z")
I love the smell of fresh coffee before it’s brewed. But I hate the taste. It’s too bitter, no matter how much I try to sweeten it. I also love the smell of fresh-cut onions, but I can only eat them in onion rings or Whi… --- ## [What do I do when I suspect my anti-virus software of causing problems on purpose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-when-i-suspect-my-anti-virus-software-of-causing-problems-on-purpose/923364)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-when-i-suspect-my-anti-virus-software-of-causing-problems-on-purpose/923364 "2020-10-20T16:55:28Z")
Paranoia time here. I have Bitdefender, and aside from constantly trying to sell me additional “services” that I don’t want, I sort of suspect them of being complicit in some problems. For example, recently I had problem… --- ## [What was the best year for movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-best-year-for-movies/922598)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-best-year-for-movies/922598 "2020-10-20T16:44:25Z")
Was reading a copy of the 40th anniversary of Rolling Stone and indulged in a moment of nostalgia. I was thinking which actual calendar year had the best overall music. The question of which year has the best overall m… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1675) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1677)