# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1677 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1678 --- ## [I like my local pub](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-my-local-pub/923288)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-my-local-pub/923288 "2020-10-20T16:29:37Z")
My local pub is a faux-Irish pub, normally with good beer (but for the past few months, not able to get any Irish beers due to Covid-related supply issues). Food is good, although can fluctuate with the cook. But it’s … --- ## [Biden is POTUS, House is Blue, Senate is Red, SCOTUS is 6-2 conservative. What does Biden accomplish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-is-potus-house-is-blue-senate-is-red-scotus-is-6-2-conservative-what-does-biden-accomplish/923305)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-is-potus-house-is-blue-senate-is-red-scotus-is-6-2-conservative-what-does-biden-accomplish/923305 "2020-10-20T16:06:29Z")
Title pretty much sums it up. Biden becomes President, House is in Democratic control, Senate stays in Republican hands, SCOTUS is 6-2 conservative (technically 5-3, Roberts can’t be trusted). What do you think Biden … --- ## [Rush Limbaugh Has Lung Cancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-has-lung-cancer/847443)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-has-lung-cancer/847443 "2020-10-20T15:47:34Z")
And he says it is advanced. My cousin-in-law the pulmonologist says the prognosis for this is not good. He’s had a good run - 31 years, and certainly has been an influential figure in American politics. Regards, Shod… --- ## [Coke and aspirin effects?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-and-aspirin-effects/923356)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-and-aspirin-effects/923356 "2020-10-20T15:44:36Z")
I have heard of this having odd effects on people, but I don’t recall what it was supposed to do. In my father’s college yearbook from 1945 this is printed on one page of witty sayings: “Coke and aspirin, they don’t mix… --- ## [Were you aware that it required a Supreme Court ruling to legalize birth control?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-aware-that-it-required-a-supreme-court-ruling-to-legalize-birth-control/922977)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-aware-that-it-required-a-supreme-court-ruling-to-legalize-birth-control/922977 "2020-10-20T15:24:50Z")
poll Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) came up today during the Senate confirmation hearing for Judge Barrett. I was completely dumbfounded to learn birth control was illegal in some states. I’m very familiar with Roe v Wa… --- ## [Have any US presidential elections NOT been "the most important election of recent history"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-us-presidential-elections-not-been-the-most-important-election-of-recent-history/923296)
**Author:** [@Smudge777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smudge777)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-us-presidential-elections-not-been-the-most-important-election-of-recent-history/923296 "2020-10-20T15:01:21Z")
It seems to me that, every four years, the world is inundated by the notion that the upcoming US presidential election is somehow the most important election that will shape the future of the nation and the world. This … --- ## [In which countries is the constitution automatically statute law? Some exaples please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-countries-is-the-constitution-automatically-statute-law-some-exaples-please/921969)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-countries-is-the-constitution-automatically-statute-law-some-exaples-please/921969 "2020-10-20T14:54:05Z")
In which countries is the constitution automatically statute law? I believe England is one. Is the US among them? Is there a legal term for such a constitution and what is its opposite legally referred to as? --- ## [A good news story : couple married on wharf in New Brunswick So American family can see them across the river](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-news-story-couple-married-on-wharf-in-new-brunswick-so-american-family-can-see-them-across-the-river/923386)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-news-story-couple-married-on-wharf-in-new-brunswick-so-american-family-can-see-them-across-the-river/923386 "2020-10-20T13:32:23Z")
He’s Canadian, she’s dual. His family’s in Canada, her family’s in Canada and the States. So where do they get married? On a wharf in St Stephen, New Brunswick, on the St Croix River, just across from Calais, Maine. Fam… --- ## [Bakin' Bacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakin-bacon/923278)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakin-bacon/923278 "2020-10-20T13:31:44Z")
Has anyone here ever baked bacon instead of frying it and, if so, how does it compare? --- ## [Jeff Bridges still "digging the Dude"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeff-bridges-still-digging-the-dude/531740)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeff-bridges-still-digging-the-dude/531740 "2020-10-20T13:31:07Z")
With an Oscar and a beverage (although not a White Russian) in hand, no less: Video News - CNN Good for him! :smiley: --- ## [How long to recover](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-to-recover/923317)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-to-recover/923317 "2020-10-20T13:25:28Z")
Discussing trump and the things he’s done while occupying the white house with my parents last night. They are of the opinion we can get back to some approximation of where were and the direction we were going as a natio… --- ## [Can't reply more than 2 times in thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-reply-more-than-2-times-in-thread/922625)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-reply-more-than-2-times-in-thread/922625 "2020-10-20T13:03:30Z")
Another Botticelli thread mishap: I’m wanting to reply to 4 separate Dopers, but Discourse isn’t letting me make more than 2 replies. The warning flag says I have to wait for someone to reply to me first. How do I fix th… --- ## [If you had to factor Republican suppression into poll numbers, how would you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-factor-republican-suppression-into-poll-numbers-how-would-you/923382)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-factor-republican-suppression-into-poll-numbers-how-would-you/923382 "2020-10-20T12:16:49Z")
Here’s an example I’ve come across: -1 to a state’s polls for a GOP secretary of state, -1 for each GOP legislative branch, and -2 for a GOP governor. Seems pretty harsh, eh? Even if Biden doesn’t outright lose even by … --- ## [Trump Advertisements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-advertisements/923045)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-advertisements/923045 "2020-10-20T08:34:52Z")
I’m getting Trump ads on the main site (Cecil’s columns). It’s from Adsense. Just sayin’. ~Max https://www.straightdope.com/21344276/what-s-the-racial-breakdown-of-people-killed-by-cops … --- ## [ID this classical piece](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-classical-piece/573032)
**Author:** [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-classical-piece/573032 "2020-10-20T05:34:59Z")
Or rather, after listening to the theme of this 1950s kids’ show, ID the classical piece it’s based on. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKe5u7uqYfM&feature=related I’ve heard the actual piece many times, but I just can’t… --- ## [What was the best year for music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-best-year-for-music/922599)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-best-year-for-music/922599 "2020-10-20T05:10:30Z")
I was reading an old Rolling Stone celebrating their 40th anniversary. They were saying their founding year of 1967 was the best single year for music. Obviously, many would disagree, but it is hard to argue with their… --- ## [MLB Players and Gold Chains](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-players-and-gold-chains/923298)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-players-and-gold-chains/923298 "2020-10-20T04:48:19Z")
Couple of questions regarding the preponderance of players wearing gold chains. Why so many? They seem to look identical. Are they? Why do the players where them outside their uniforms? --- ## [Movie moments that caused genuine shock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-moments-that-caused-genuine-shock/920807)
**Author:** [@ZosterSandstorm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZosterSandstorm)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-moments-that-caused-genuine-shock/920807 "2020-10-20T03:53:06Z")
Not necessarily the best-constructed or most culturally relevant plot twists, but the moments where you actually remember hearing an auditorium full of movie watchers gasp, shout, or otherwise involuntarily react. Here’s… --- ## [What's the medical term for having a stick up your ass removed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-medical-term-for-having-a-stick-up-your-ass-removed/112280)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-medical-term-for-having-a-stick-up-your-ass-removed/112280 "2020-10-20T03:48:12Z")
I was tempted to not explain this at all, but I didn’t want to be the SDMB resident “ya fuck one goat” guy, so here’s why I want to know: We have a good friend that’s been dating this doctor health-nut guy, and every ti… --- ## [Yet another about iTunes question!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-about-itunes-question/922716)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-about-itunes-question/922716 "2020-10-20T02:29:37Z")
My friend’s iTunes keeps rearranging her stuff. In her words:“I have this ‘album’ under Artists. It has 18 albums and 183 songs in it. It shouldn’t be there. It has Madonna’s picture. I’ve gone into it and gone through e… --- ## [How to send a private message?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-send-a-private-message/923272)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-send-a-private-message/923272 "2020-10-20T01:31:47Z")
I’ve looked all over and can’t figure it out. I can’t even find my own profile. Are these no longer available? --- ## [How to make eggs taste not eggy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-eggs-taste-not-eggy/610115)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-eggs-taste-not-eggy/610115 "2020-10-20T00:31:12Z")
Eggs are just about the perfect food - extremely well rounded nutritionally, versatile, and cheap. Unfortunately, I don’t like them. I don’t like the taste, texture, or smell. I don’t hate them to the point of being rev… --- ## [Are you a racist? Warning signs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-racist-warning-signs/692519)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 1544\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-racist-warning-signs/692519 "2020-10-20T00:23:09Z")
Are you a racist? As many posts in this board have shown, some people are racists without knowing it. So here’s a handy list of warning signs. Do other people accuse you of being a racist? Do you start statements with … --- ## [Minor pre-COVID plans you made](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-pre-covid-plans-you-made/922878)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-pre-covid-plans-you-made/922878 "2020-10-20T00:10:58Z")
I was just reflecting with my wife three plans we made at the beginning of the year and how they haven’t exactly gone they way we’d hoped. We noticed the dog was kind of clingy and starting to develop separation anxiet… --- ## [In the World Wars (I & II) should battleships have been used more aggressively?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-world-wars-i-ii-should-battleships-have-been-used-more-aggressively/912230)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-world-wars-i-ii-should-battleships-have-been-used-more-aggressively/912230 "2020-10-19T23:49:21Z")
When looking at both WWI and WWII we see that battleships were usually kept well back from danger and rarely used to do what, presumably, they were meant to do…beat the crap out of the opposing navy. Certainly in WWII t… --- ## [Is American culture itself part of the problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-american-culture-itself-part-of-the-problem/922036)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2020, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-american-culture-itself-part-of-the-problem/922036 "2020-10-19T23:40:43Z")
Trump. Bezos. The Bundys. Pence. White supremacists. Zuckerberg. The Waco people. Serial killers. School shooters. Dime a dozen corrupt politicians. Pharma execs. Why does America have a tendency to spawn such shitty hum… --- ## [Hypnagogic jerk, or jolting awake through the night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypnagogic-jerk-or-jolting-awake-through-the-night/922898)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2020, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypnagogic-jerk-or-jolting-awake-through-the-night/922898 "2020-10-19T23:27:57Z")
(If this is better suited for IMHO, mods please move). I have been experiencing what I’m going to label as “kinda severe” hypnagogic jerk/jolting awake. In my cursory research, it seems this term is more associated with… --- ## [Issue with a refund on ebay - seller wants my paypal email address](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issue-with-a-refund-on-ebay-seller-wants-my-paypal-email-address/923362)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2020, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issue-with-a-refund-on-ebay-seller-wants-my-paypal-email-address/923362 "2020-10-19T22:57:29Z")
I bought a lamp on ebay a couple weeks ago. When it arrived, the base of the lamp was broken. I’m sure this happened in transit. The lamp was well packed but the box looked like it had been dropped. I contacted the … --- ## [Just saw the first fluffy flakes of winter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-saw-the-first-fluffy-flakes-of-winter/923189)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2020, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-saw-the-first-fluffy-flakes-of-winter/923189 "2020-10-19T21:26:51Z")
Drifting gently down. --- ## [Another infant cut from mother's womb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-infant-cut-from-mothers-womb/923294)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2020, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-infant-cut-from-mothers-womb/923294 "2020-10-19T20:22:50Z")
Bond set at $5M for suspect accused of murdering East Texas woman, cutting infant from womb Reagan Simmons-Hancock, 22, was approximately seven-and-a-half months pregnant when she was attacked the morning of Friday, Oc… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1676) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1678)