# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1713 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1714 --- ## [I have 2 wks to make up for not having taught my son to cook. Help me!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-2-wks-to-make-up-for-not-having-taught-my-son-to-cook-help-me/919120)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-2-wks-to-make-up-for-not-having-taught-my-son-to-cook-help-me/919120 "2020-09-18T20:28:58Z")
CairoSon is 22 and headed off to start his Ph.D. program soon. For the first time in his life he won’t have ready access to meals prepared by someone else. He’s been living with his dad (health disaster - bratwurst, hot … --- ## [Tell me what's so great about induction hobs/burners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-whats-so-great-about-induction-hobs-burners/920840)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-whats-so-great-about-induction-hobs-burners/920840 "2020-09-18T20:00:08Z")
I’m going to need to get my termonology right here, because I’m talking about cooker hobs, and get the feeling Americans call them something different (stovetops? Burners?) - you know, the thing you put your pots and pan… --- ## [Recognize this piece of music, or the composer's handwriting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recognize-this-piece-of-music-or-the-composers-handwriting/920942)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recognize-this-piece-of-music-or-the-composers-handwriting/920942 "2020-09-18T19:17:32Z")
https://shops.mountvernon.org/collections/ties-1/products/music-tie I asked a musician friend of mine who thought it was probably from the early 18th C., but didn’t recognize the tune when he played what little he could… --- ## [It's the Great Pumpkin Weigh-off, Charlie Brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-weigh-off-charlie-brown/920934)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-great-pumpkin-weigh-off-charlie-brown/920934 "2020-09-18T17:45:15Z")
Because of the Coronavirus, Topsfield, MA has cancelled its annual agricultural Fair for the first time since WWII. It celebrated its 200th anniversary a couple of years ago, and I finally got a chance that year to witne… --- ## [Are you loyal to a particular brand of automobile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-loyal-to-a-particular-brand-of-automobile/919154)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-loyal-to-a-particular-brand-of-automobile/919154 "2020-09-18T17:33:18Z")
Which one and why? --- ## [The White House nixed a plan in April to send every household masks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-house-nixed-a-plan-in-april-to-send-every-household-masks/920887)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-house-nixed-a-plan-in-april-to-send-every-household-masks/920887 "2020-09-18T17:20:42Z")
White House Blocked USPS From Sending Face Masks to All Households Wow, what a great idea this would have been. And the incompetent, corrupt, and dishonest clowns in the White House stopped it. --- ## [Japanese Clothing Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-clothing-question/920777)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-clothing-question/920777 "2020-09-18T17:08:49Z")
So, we are bingewatching the zatoichi movies and I see the men wearing funny arm covers that are not sleeves, that come down over the hands and are held on by loops over the middle finger, what are they called and why we… --- ## [Elements chemistry I guess](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elements-chemistry-i-guess/920621)
**Author:** [@breakneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/breakneck)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elements-chemistry-i-guess/920621 "2020-09-18T16:15:02Z")
Hello this might sound like a dumb question . But for example When say hydrogen is extracted from water during electrolsis if enough hydrogen is extracted when does the water start not to be water ? does it just start dr… --- ## [Car insurance agent wants to record our discussion. Allow it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-insurance-agent-wants-to-record-our-discussion-allow-it/920765)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-insurance-agent-wants-to-record-our-discussion-allow-it/920765 "2020-09-18T15:48:09Z")
A couple of weeks ago I was driving my gf’s truck (she was passenger, I was designated driver) when someone who wasn’t paying attention (his words) pulled out from a stop sign directly into our path (we had the right of … --- ## [What is the predominant flavor in ranch dressing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-predominant-flavor-in-ranch-dressing/409583)
**Author:** [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-predominant-flavor-in-ranch-dressing/409583 "2020-09-18T15:05:37Z")
Clearly there isn’t something called “Ranch” that’s used to flavor it, but I’m not familliar with anything else that has that “ranch” tang to it. Reading the label of the handy bottle in the fridge gives scant clues as … --- ## [Yuengling is going National sometime in 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuengling-is-going-national-sometime-in-2021/920734)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuengling-is-going-national-sometime-in-2021/920734 "2020-09-18T15:29:26Z")
That’s right, America’s oldest brewery is expanding beyond the East Coast. Currently in 22 States. These tasty but affordable brews are heading across county in a deal with Molsons/Coors. I’m waiting on details, but the… --- ## [Really strange recurring computer crash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-strange-recurring-computer-crash/919137)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-strange-recurring-computer-crash/919137 "2020-09-18T15:04:40Z")
I have a computer that I built myself at least three years ago. Since March it has suddenly developed a habit of freezing and becoming unresponsive. The only thing I’ve changed was to plug in a second monitor. The proble… --- ## [Playstation 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playstation-5/855489)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playstation-5/855489 "2020-09-18T14:04:57Z")
Here is what it will look like. Very odd looking machine, but I won’t care if it is a great console. --- ## [Is this 'Social media launch/scaling' thing a scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-social-media-launch-scaling-thing-a-scam/920793)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-social-media-launch-scaling-thing-a-scam/920793 "2020-09-18T12:39:21Z")
Yeah, I know - if you have to ask, yes, it’s a scam. My YT channel is nearing 500k subs and I just received an email from this guy: https://www.youtube.com/user/juanboadella He seems civil enough, but here’s the thing:… --- ## [What does it mean to be "buying into the cashless agenda?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-to-be-buying-into-the-cashless-agenda/920810)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-to-be-buying-into-the-cashless-agenda/920810 "2020-09-18T11:43:30Z")
Someone accused me (!) of this. And the discussion was about fergodsake Dutch Bros. and a new QT gas station in my neighborhood. When I asked what that meant I got “microchips, VR, 5G, you name it they want you on it.” W… --- ## [Teach me how to use Instagram](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-how-to-use-instagram/920775)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-how-to-use-instagram/920775 "2020-09-18T07:30:48Z")
I am led to believe that nobody under the age of 40 uses Facebook. Therefore, in attempting to promote my small selection of products, I would do well to open an Instagram account. I know exactly zero about how it works… --- ## [What's the best word to replace "trump" in its common usage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-word-to-replace-trump-in-its-common-usage/920347)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-word-to-replace-trump-in-its-common-usage/920347 "2020-09-18T07:14:14Z")
My family likes to play cards. It’s become a running joke that we pretend to spit every time we use the word “trump.” You trumped my ace? (spit) Apart from it’s origin in card games, “trump” has come to be a common t… --- ## [Famous couples with the same first name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-couples-with-the-same-first-name/920266)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-couples-with-the-same-first-name/920266 "2020-09-18T05:40:06Z")
British writer Evelyn Waugh was (briefly) married to a socialite named Evelyn Gardner. Are there any other famous couples with the same first name? --- ## [Animaniacs, then and now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animaniacs-then-and-now/920479)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animaniacs-then-and-now/920479 "2020-09-18T05:27:05Z")
Recently I found out from TvTropes that the very highly acclaimed 90’s cartoon Animaniacs will be getting a revival on Hulu on November 20. No real news yet other than most of the main cast is returning and it’s going to… --- ## [How cheap was your candy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-cheap-was-your-candy/920539)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-cheap-was-your-candy/920539 "2020-09-18T04:42:29Z")
What is the cheapest candy you could get when you were young? poll When I was a kid back in the early '60s 2-for-a-penny candy was still available. --- ## [Jeff Lynne's ELO "From Out of Nowhere"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeff-lynnes-elo-from-out-of-nowhere/920746)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeff-lynnes-elo-from-out-of-nowhere/920746 "2020-09-18T04:23:54Z")
I did a search but couldn’t find a previous thread. Anyway, I know we have some rabid ELO fans on this board beside myself. JL’s ELO’s “From Out Of Nowhere” came out almost a year ago, but I finally got around to getting… --- ## [Advice for dealing with a senior kitty with arthritis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-dealing-with-a-senior-kitty-with-arthritis/920813)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-dealing-with-a-senior-kitty-with-arthritis/920813 "2020-09-18T03:59:58Z")
He’s 18, he does well for the most part, eats heartily, but sleeps a lot, he can still jump up on my car and the bed, but he seems to be having a hard time grooming his back side. So his fur on both rear flanks is matted… --- ## [We have met the enemy and s/he is us: "good white people"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-met-the-enemy-and-s-he-is-us-good-white-people/917012)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-met-the-enemy-and-s-he-is-us-good-white-people/917012 "2020-09-18T03:11:13Z")
Interesting editorial on CNN with which I largely agree: White liberals' dangerous hypocrisy on race | CNN The gist is that while white social liberals (of which I am decidedly one) talk a good game, when it comes time … --- ## [Spec for power plug on SATA drives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spec-for-power-plug-on-sata-drives/920836)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spec-for-power-plug-on-sata-drives/920836 "2020-09-18T02:22:26Z")
There are several pins on the power connector for a SATA hard drive. Why so many? --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - August 2020 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-august-2020-edition/916941)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-august-2020-edition/916941 "2020-09-18T02:13:47Z")
Finally on the downside of 2020! Can’t say I’ll be sorry to see this year gone. So Whatcha all reading? Khadaji was one of the earlier members of SDMB, and he was well-known as a kindly person who always had somethin… --- ## [My phone detected network CKDexterHavens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-phone-detected-network-ckdexterhavens/920880)
**Author:** [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-phone-detected-network-ckdexterhavens/920880 "2020-09-18T00:43:54Z")
I was driving around for my job and pulled out my phone to make a work-related call. I’m not sure what I pushed, but got a list of available local networks. The first one on the list was CKDexterHavens. Locked, of course… --- ## [Dumb fraud/scam attempt I got this week (bank-related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-fraud-scam-attempt-i-got-this-week-bank-related/918439)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-fraud-scam-attempt-i-got-this-week-bank-related/918439 "2020-09-18T00:33:35Z")
Yesterday morning, I got a push notification directly from my bank’s app, letting me know that I was getting a $200 deposit through Zelle (which my bank uses for direct transfers) and that the funds were expected to be d… --- ## [How do your report a post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-your-report-a-post/920873)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-your-report-a-post/920873 "2020-09-17T22:48:40Z")
I see you can flag a post, but can you Still report it to a mod? --- ## [Are conservatives less likely to advise, "Stay silent if arrested, don't talk to cops?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-conservatives-less-likely-to-advise-stay-silent-if-arrested-dont-talk-to-cops/920732)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-conservatives-less-likely-to-advise-stay-silent-if-arrested-dont-talk-to-cops/920732 "2020-09-17T22:43:17Z")
It is generally axiomatic advice, in the USA, that if you are arrested, you should never speak to cops unless you have had the benefit of an attorney first - in fact, that you shouldn’t talk to cops when questioned, even… --- ## [Oscars have new rules for best picture in 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-have-new-rules-for-best-picture-in-2024/920127)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-have-new-rules-for-best-picture-in-2024/920127 "2020-09-17T22:30:48Z")
I think this will be popular in hollywood but maybe not with all movie fans [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1712) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1714)