# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1742 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1743 --- ## [I "pit" Gilmore Girls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-gilmore-girls/917634)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-gilmore-girls/917634 "2020-08-24T15:59:03Z")
Ok, this is not the Pit but I thought this was more appropriate here, since it is an opinion. I hope I am not stepping on anyone’s toes about this beloved TV show, it is on Hulu and I thought I would give it a shot. Wh… --- ## [What to make with tomatillos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-make-with-tomatillos/918777)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-make-with-tomatillos/918777 "2020-08-24T15:17:28Z")
The CSA keeps sending me boxes of these, and I’ve never played with them before. If you had a couple-three pints of tomatillos, what would you make with them? --- ## [How cheap is lobster currently in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-cheap-is-lobster-currently-in-the-us/918322)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-cheap-is-lobster-currently-in-the-us/918322 "2020-08-24T14:10:46Z")
When I lived out east years ago, one of the joys was the low cost and high availability of fresh fish and lobster. A boiled dinner of lobster, corn and mussels was easy to make and delicious. A NYT article today is bla… --- ## [Recommend my next Heroic He-Man binge read series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-my-next-heroic-he-man-binge-read-series/918747)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2020, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-my-next-heroic-he-man-binge-read-series/918747 "2020-08-23T03:43:28Z")
It didn’t use to be my favorite, but the last 18 months or so I’ve been tearing through novels about super-competent he-men who take on the odds. I’ve gone through all the Longmire, Joe Pickett, Jack Reacher, and Parker… --- ## [Hollywood - SPOILERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-spoilers/853122)
**Author:** [@Long\_Time\_First\_Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Long_Time_First_Time)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-spoilers/853122 "2020-08-24T13:49:35Z")
Just finished Ryan Murphy’s 7 hour Netflix miniseries, Hollywood. It’s historical fiction imagining what would have happened if bigotry against persons of color and LBGT had been addressed and overcome in the 1940’s. … --- ## [When hurricanes collide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-hurricanes-collide/918863)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-hurricanes-collide/918863 "2020-08-24T13:29:33Z")
What happens when two hurricanes merge into one? How often does that happen? How does the force of the new storm compare to that of the originals? --- ## [How Hot Was It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-was-it/917223)
**Author:** [@Grestarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grestarian)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-was-it/917223 "2020-08-24T11:30:40Z")
Okay so I know I’ve already got a thread game in flight (and doing surprisingly well, I must admit) right now, but two things occurred the other day that I don’t want to let slide by. While on a teleconference call th… --- ## [People on the left or right: Do you feel your principles are highjacked by ultras?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-on-the-left-or-right-do-you-feel-your-principles-are-highjacked-by-ultras/918793)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-on-the-left-or-right-do-you-feel-your-principles-are-highjacked-by-ultras/918793 "2020-08-24T10:57:50Z")
This question is both for left leaning people and right leaning people. I can’t objectively define ultras, but they are commonly referred to in media with adjectives such as ultra, extreme, hardcore, etc. What percen… --- ## [Did the Nazis break the law? Did the Nazis follow illegal orders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-nazis-break-the-law-did-the-nazis-follow-illegal-orders/918169)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-nazis-break-the-law-did-the-nazis-follow-illegal-orders/918169 "2020-08-24T07:51:53Z")
I’ve always thought the Nuremberg trials make for an interesting part of history, particularly the charges of “crimes against humanity”. I am much underread on this topic, but my impression is that Nazi crimes against hu… --- ## [Beliefs that always go hand in hand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beliefs-that-always-go-hand-in-hand/850566)
**Author:** [@Trisha\_Gaurav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trisha_Gaurav)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beliefs-that-always-go-hand-in-hand/850566 "2020-08-24T06:43:35Z")
Name two beliefs that always go hand-in-hand. I’ll start: Cattle are the only animals that produce milk All cattle produce milk --- ## [Good way to identify various USB cables?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-way-to-identify-various-usb-cables/854803)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-way-to-identify-various-usb-cables/854803 "2020-08-24T06:26:49Z")
Like many people nowadays, I’ve amassed a variety of USB cables. I’d like to label them, so I can more easily choose one when I need it. USB-A and USB-B are easy. All the rest are these teeny plugs with little way to… --- ## ["Mitchell Van Morgan", make-believe Nickelodeon character](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitchell-van-morgan-make-believe-nickelodeon-character/918855)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitchell-van-morgan-make-believe-nickelodeon-character/918855 "2020-08-24T04:30:42Z")
I was searching the internet for information about AWE Games, the developer of SpongeBob Squarepants: The Battle for Bikini Bottom (for Windows, 2003), when I found the AWE Games page on a Mitchell Van Morgan fandom.com … --- ## [How does one create an avatar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-create-an-avatar/918746)
**Author:** [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-create-an-avatar/918746 "2020-08-24T03:53:55Z")
What are the parameters? Do they need to be hosted off site? Thanks in advance --- ## [Halfway through August in the M.M.P](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halfway-through-august-in-the-m-m-p/918312)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 335\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halfway-through-august-in-the-m-m-p/918312 "2020-08-24T03:13:09Z")
Blerf and stuff. At least it’s a bit cooler today - that is highly agreeable! --- ## [Hawaiian slang for 'big' -- Pepsi origin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hawaiian-slang-for-big-pepsi-origin/918833)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hawaiian-slang-for-big-pepsi-origin/918833 "2020-08-24T03:22:20Z")
A breakfast I had at a hotel in Hawaii a few years ago, had a name using a Hawaiian word that IIRC meant ‘big’ or ‘generous’ or something like that. It was a big breakfast, including sausage, linguica, and bacon. The w… --- ## [What good is Google Play!?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-good-is-google-play/918528)
**Author:** [@Turki-lurki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turki-lurki)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-good-is-google-play/918528 "2020-08-24T03:05:17Z")
I am an idiot. Got taken in on a scam and bought $300 in google play cards for a friend. Then learned his email account had been hijacked. Anyway- I have these cards, unactivated. Stores won’t take them back. And I can’… --- ## [Three year old boy saves friend from drowning in pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-year-old-boy-saves-friend-from-drowning-in-pool/918767)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-year-old-boy-saves-friend-from-drowning-in-pool/918767 "2020-08-24T01:18:07Z")
I wouldn’t have expected a 3 year old to react so calmly and pull another child out of the pool. The other child didn’t panic. He got off the bottom of the pool and calmly grabs the other kid’s hand. The parents are fo… --- ## [Is Kamala Harris Asian-American?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-kamala-harris-asian-american/918240)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-kamala-harris-asian-american/918240 "2020-08-24T00:21:21Z")
I put this in IMHO because I think this is a matter of terminology preference. I think it makes sense if the UK press refers to Harris as Asian-American but I’m not sure it’s clear what you are saying when you label her… --- ## [SF sub-genres-Definitive stories and newer examples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-sub-genres-definitive-stories-and-newer-examples/918443)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-sub-genres-definitive-stories-and-newer-examples/918443 "2020-08-24T00:15:43Z")
Just like this. Alien invasion: “War of the Worlds”-H.G. Wells. “Footfall”-Niven and Pournelle --- ## [How would you handle a situation about a former employer and a non-disparagement clause?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-handle-a-situation-about-a-former-employer-and-a-non-disparagement-clause/918347)
**Author:** [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2020, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-handle-a-situation-about-a-former-employer-and-a-non-disparagement-clause/918347 "2020-08-23T23:55:24Z")
Long story short, I left a job about two years ago that was the only bad job I’ve ever had. It was just a terrible place to work, and the only kindness they ever did for me was laid me off when I requested it prior to a… --- ## [Cincinnati Reds announcer Thom Brennaman suspended for on-air anti-gay slur](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cincinnati-reds-announcer-thom-brennaman-suspended-for-on-air-anti-gay-slur/918619)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2020, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cincinnati-reds-announcer-thom-brennaman-suspended-for-on-air-anti-gay-slur/918619 "2020-08-23T23:36:12Z")
Thom Brennaman is part of sports royalty in Cincinnati. His father, Marty Brennaman, was a long-time member of the radio due of Brennaman and Nuxhall whose voices constituted the soundtrack of summer when I was a kid. T… --- ## [Why are some people not affected by the virus, yet, including me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-people-not-affected-by-the-virus-yet-including-me/918832)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2020, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-people-not-affected-by-the-virus-yet-including-me/918832 "2020-08-23T23:21:32Z")
PSA: I don’t mean to sound rude by asking this, but this has been on my mind for awhile now: Ever since the virus started making major headlines back in March up until today, 1 to 2 people, who I personally know, have f… --- ## [Plumbing hell (or help)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-hell-or-help/917816)
**Author:** [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-hell-or-help/917816 "2020-08-23T21:46:14Z")
Do any resident plumbers or plumbing experts have any idea what kind of fittings these are on a bathroom sink? I’m trying to uninstall and the only thing that appears to make any sense is to bend the brass outward, which… --- ## [SMBC -- alien demand/invitation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smbc-alien-demand-invitation/918838)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smbc-alien-demand-invitation/918838 "2020-08-23T20:57:53Z")
Title-text: It turns out the truly weird people are the ones who want to stay behind on Earth. Fetish site not needed this year. --- ## [We don't have an EPL thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-dont-have-an-epl-thread/838866)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-dont-have-an-epl-thread/838866 "2020-08-23T19:51:39Z")
Hmmm…well… My team Newcastle are going down and I’m going to laugh all the way. They handled Rafa horribly. Shite team. But maybe they can play Sunderland next year! That new rule about 'A goal resulting from havin… --- ## [What is the equivalent of "thread count" for crockery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-equivalent-of-thread-count-for-crockery/918326)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-equivalent-of-thread-count-for-crockery/918326 "2020-08-23T19:29:07Z")
We recently brought a set of plates, bowls, and cups that looked like a solid set crockery (not expensive but not dirt cheap either). It turns out they are super crappy and light weight, they now have more chips in a co… --- ## [recommend a non-stick frying pan for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-non-stick-frying-pan-for-me/853355)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2020, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-non-stick-frying-pan-for-me/853355 "2020-08-23T18:17:27Z")
I’m looking for a 12" pan with gently sloping sides to make pancakes, mostly. Want non-stick. Want a pan I can keep for years. We are still using a 30 year old teflon-coated pan for this purpose (which I finally have pe… --- ## [Baby panda born at National Zoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-panda-born-at-national-zoo/918771)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-panda-born-at-national-zoo/918771 "2020-08-23T18:16:55Z")
Baby panda born yesterday (Aug. 21) at National Zoo in DC. Will this panda be a birthright citizen of the United States? What is the citizenship of Ma and Pa Panda? Aren’t all pandas in the US owned by and on loan f… --- ## [Monster energy drink / Red Bull: poisonous to mice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monster-energy-drink-red-bull-poisonous-to-mice/918367)
**Author:** [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2020, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monster-energy-drink-red-bull-poisonous-to-mice/918367 "2020-08-23T17:53:47Z")
Our cabin in the woods is infested with mice. Apart from trying to find where they’re coming in, we’re looking at poisons. I came across this: “For taking care of pesky mice problems leave a small, low sided dish of MON… --- ## [My take on the current stock market rise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-take-on-the-current-stock-market-rise/918681)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2020, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-take-on-the-current-stock-market-rise/918681 "2020-08-23T17:51:05Z")
It seems mysterious why the current US stock market is so high. Paul Krugman things it is because people expect a quick recovery. I have a different view. People have been predicting massive inflation since 2009 as a … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1741) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1743)