# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1694 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1695 --- ## [Pandora (TV series not app)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pandora-tv-series-not-app/841217)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pandora-tv-series-not-app/841217 "2020-10-05T14:26:38Z")
So I have stuck with watching the awful series Pandora out of morbid curiosity. I just finished episode 12 (out of 13) and it transcended beyond anything that came before it. All if the C-grade cast forgot their limited … --- ## [Botticelli - Sept. 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2020/919574)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 337\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2020/919574 "2020-10-05T13:58:48Z")
Last month’s thread: Botticelli -- Aug 2020 Our next letter will be R --- ## [Hurricane Sally Saga](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-sally-saga/921146)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-sally-saga/921146 "2020-10-05T13:16:29Z")
Woke up Wednesday morning with the storm raging outside and 2 feet of water in the bedroom. A rescue team got us and the cat in a boat after a couple of hours. We are now living in a Motel 6 a hundred miles away in Missi… --- ## [You worst gaming memories (mine is labyrinths)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-worst-gaming-memories-mine-is-labyrinths/921797)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-worst-gaming-memories-mine-is-labyrinths/921797 "2020-10-05T10:30:13Z")
It could be a boss you couldnt kill or anything. For me its labyrinths in RPGs. And recurring sounds whenever one does things. And fire and water levels, noone mentioned. --- ## [Could California Become 5 States If...? (see post)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-california-become-5-states-if-see-post/921188)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-california-become-5-states-if-see-post/921188 "2020-10-05T04:19:45Z")
(I’m pretty sure we’ve had questions almost precisely like this before but my ability to search the Neo-SDMB is not great and, this is timely I think because the necessary ‘aligning of the planets’ I mention has a decent… --- ## ["Celebrities" you thought were local, but weren't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-thought-were-local-but-werent/922176)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-thought-were-local-but-werent/922176 "2020-10-05T03:22:47Z")
I use the term “celebrities” loosely, which is why I put it in quotes. It could be radio or TV personalities, or it could be someone from local TV ads like car dealerships, etc. But I’m looking for stories of people you … --- ## [How Biden should hammer Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-biden-should-hammer-trump/915495)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-biden-should-hammer-trump/915495 "2020-10-05T00:38:10Z")
I sure hope that this isn’t an original idea, and that Biden’s team has thought of it - If I were Biden, during any and all debates, whenever a question came up that was even remotely apropos, I would HAMMER Trump on hi… --- ## [Is Pro-Life Inconsistent with Euthanasia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pro-life-inconsistent-with-euthanasia/920979)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pro-life-inconsistent-with-euthanasia/920979 "2020-10-05T00:03:39Z")
Is it a contradiction for one person to take a Pro-Life position in the abortion debate while also supporting some kind of euthanasea? I suspect that it is not always a contradiction, but I am more interested in seeing … --- ## [Blaseball: the Commissioner is doing a great job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blaseball-the-commissioner-is-doing-a-great-job/922221)
**Author:** [@omenran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omenran)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blaseball-the-commissioner-is-doing-a-great-job/922221 "2020-10-04T23:46:31Z")
A couple weeks ago, I followed a tweet to this site, blaseball.com and discovered Blaseball. What is it? It’s very hard for me to describe. There are elements of fantasy baseball, actual baseball, gambling, horror and j… --- ## [365 days on netflix anyone actually watched it yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/365-days-on-netflix-anyone-actually-watched-it-yet/914766)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/365-days-on-netflix-anyone-actually-watched-it-yet/914766 "2020-10-04T23:33:18Z")
from what I’ve read on it based on the protest calling for Netflix to remove it its about a mafia boss who has kidnapped a woman and gives her 365 days to fall in love with him … and I guess there’s a bondage tint to … --- ## [Rethinking about that wedding cake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rethinking-about-that-wedding-cake/921979)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rethinking-about-that-wedding-cake/921979 "2020-10-04T22:42:20Z")
I was just thinking (always a dangerous activity). Suppose I was in the business of custom decorating cakes and I was asked to decorate one with some racist or white supremacist slogan. I would certainly refuse as this… --- ## [What chain restaurant used to have buckwheat pancakes on menu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chain-restaurant-used-to-have-buckwheat-pancakes-on-menu/922129)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chain-restaurant-used-to-have-buckwheat-pancakes-on-menu/922129 "2020-10-04T21:58:39Z")
Back in the late 80s or early 90s I used to frequent a chain restaurant… I keep trying to make it be either IHOP or Waffle House but this was in New York which doesn’t really have Waffle House. (Was there once another c… --- ## [Moving to India - which language to learn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-india-which-language-to-learn/849584)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-india-which-language-to-learn/849584 "2020-03-21T17:15:57Z")
It looks all but certain that my wife and I will be moving to Bangalore, India for a few years. The ink isn’t dry on the deal yet, but everyone above her in her firm seems supportive and enthusiastic about her new role. … --- ## [Poll...how will DJT fare with COVID?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-will-djt-fare-with-covid/922085)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-will-djt-fare-with-covid/922085 "2020-10-04T21:15:57Z")
poll Discuss as you see fit. --- ## [Why are Canadians the most defensive people in the world when accused of potential racism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-canadians-the-most-defensive-people-in-the-world-when-accused-of-potential-racism/921913)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-canadians-the-most-defensive-people-in-the-world-when-accused-of-potential-racism/921913 "2020-10-04T20:57:34Z")
On Twitter, on the Straight Dope, basically everywhere when somebody even just suggests Canada may have some problems with racism every Canadian within a 100 mile radius barges in and starts fighting more than they did i… --- ## [COVID-19 Antibodies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-antibodies/921974)
**Author:** [@Trom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trom)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-antibodies/921974 "2020-10-04T20:53:35Z")
What is the scientific community’s understanding of COVID-19 antibodies? My layman’s understanding of virus antibodies, in general, is that the presence of antibodies indicates the body has encountered a virus, mounted a… --- ## [What is racial equity? What is racial equality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-racial-equity-what-is-racial-equality/922184)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-racial-equity-what-is-racial-equality/922184 "2020-10-04T19:52:47Z")
This is a hot topic for some people right now. What is your definition of these two terms? Mariam-Webster says: equity: justice according to natural law or right (and several definitions relating to financial terms) … --- ## [What happens if presidential candidate dies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-presidential-candidate-dies/922037)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-presidential-candidate-dies/922037 "2020-10-04T19:12:03Z")
Trump has Covid-19. People have already started voting. What happens if Trump dies before election day? IF Trump wins the election, what happens if he dies after election day but before inaguration day? --- ## [Keep getting logged out on my iPhone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-getting-logged-out-on-my-iphone/922173)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-getting-logged-out-on-my-iphone/922173 "2020-10-04T16:58:20Z")
On the website, I’ve always selected the “remain logged in “ option. Opening it up on my iPhone, logs me out a couple of times a day. How can I correct this? --- ## [New Kitten Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitten-questions/921835)
**Author:** [@baronsabato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/baronsabato)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitten-questions/921835 "2020-10-04T16:30:12Z")
I’m not sure if this should go to General Questions or IMHO, but since I’m more soliciting opinions I thought I’d try IMHO for now. Mods, feel free to move if deemed necessary. :slight\_smile: Yesterday, I just brought h… --- ## [What's so great about "The Princess Bride"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-the-princess-bride/540149)
**Author:** [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-the-princess-bride/540149 "2020-10-04T15:39:16Z")
In gatherings where the geek-level in the room/forum is sufficiently high, invariably “The Princes Bride” quotes will abound almost as much as Monty Python. They seem to pop up (again, on a Python-level) in .sig quotes … --- ## [Debate Fact-check: Did Dems leave 100+ judge positions open?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debate-fact-check-did-dems-leave-100-judge-positions-open/922046)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debate-fact-check-did-dems-leave-100-judge-positions-open/922046 "2020-10-04T15:26:03Z")
Was not planning to watch the debate. But tuned in later and couldn’t turn away from the appalling shyte show, having done a little debating myself. The papers lambasted Trump. But Biden too. I did not think Biden’s … --- ## [Have you ever heard of this ceremony, at the hospital, called The Walk of Honor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-this-ceremony-at-the-hospital-called-the-walk-of-honor/922074)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-this-ceremony-at-the-hospital-called-the-walk-of-honor/922074 "2020-10-04T14:04:20Z")
This thread is actually a spinoff of my CANCER SUCKS thread. It concerns something that happened at the hospital, following the unexpected death of my sister. She died five days after becoming ill with what turned out … --- ## [D & D on the Straight Dope setup thread. (In Middle Earth FA63)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-on-the-straight-dope-setup-thread-in-middle-earth-fa63/439276)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 2318\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-on-the-straight-dope-setup-thread-in-middle-earth-fa63/439276 "2020-10-04T13:31:34Z")
Please let me know how much of Middle Earth you know. (Book Knowledge, Movie knowledge or both) If you know 1st edition rules. Let me know what type of character you would like to play. You should already have some ide… --- ## [Carpenters: Fixing a Hole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpenters-fixing-a-hole/921428)
**Author:** [@Ptolomy57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ptolomy57)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpenters-fixing-a-hole/921428 "2020-10-04T13:29:06Z")
The Beatles song “Fixing A Hole” comes to mind as I post, hence the title: My storm door is about to fall off the house. Three screws hold the pneumatic arm to the door jamb (or, door frame?), but two of the holes are sh… --- ## [I totally MacGuyvered that s@#&!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-totally-macguyvered-that-s/921593)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-totally-macguyvered-that-s/921593 "2020-10-04T13:14:10Z")
Here’s the scenario: I was kind of in a hurry to be somewhere yesterday and my Jeep is running on fumes. I stop for gas, but my gas cap door won’t unlock. When I push the unlock button under the dash, i can hear the latc… --- ## [Help? Firefox hates Twitter, refuses it completely](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-firefox-hates-twitter-refuses-it-completely/922163)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-firefox-hates-twitter-refuses-it-completely/922163 "2020-10-04T12:09:09Z")
"The site at https://twitter.com/xxyy has experienced a network protocol violation that cannot be repaired. The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because an error in the data transmission was detected." This … --- ## [Cheese/pasta bake - help me brainstorm a few specifics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-pasta-bake-help-me-brainstorm-a-few-specifics/919537)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-pasta-bake-help-me-brainstorm-a-few-specifics/919537 "2020-10-04T08:58:27Z")
I bought “oven-ready” lasagna sheets, with the idea of making some kind of simple baked pasta dish … but I need my fellow Dopers to help me work out a few details. I’m not looking to make lasagna, so much as I am trying… --- ## [Tell me a secret...agent show you like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-a-secret-agent-show-you-like/922005)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-a-secret-agent-show-you-like/922005 "2020-10-04T08:12:50Z")
Spies have been infiltrating television shows around the world for many decades now-our spies, their spies, bad spies and good spies. Do you have any favorites? Just whisper in my ear, and it’ll be our little secret. --- ## ["I'd rather be..." Where'd this meme come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-rather-be-whered-this-meme-come-from/343721)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-rather-be-whered-this-meme-come-from/343721 "2020-10-04T07:03:25Z")
License plate frames proclaim the driver’s desire to be any number of other places. I’ve seen “I’d rather be” shopping, hiking, sleeping, shopping at Nordstrom, in Paris, etc. I’m assuming, based on popularity, that “I’… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1693) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1695)