# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1752 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1753 --- ## [How do Cats Know Who is a "Cat Person"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-cats-know-who-is-a-cat-person/917922)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-cats-know-who-is-a-cat-person/917922 "2020-08-16T18:41:45Z")
Some of my coworkers have adopted a stray cat. I have noticed, just as I have noticed before with other cats, that the cat seems to learn very, very quickly who to avoid and who is a “cat person.” How are cats able to … --- ## [Age related computer comprehension problems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-related-computer-comprehension-problems/917519)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-related-computer-comprehension-problems/917519 "2020-08-16T18:31:06Z")
So between watching my parents/grandparents struggle with “new” technology related stuff (computers, tablets, apps, DVR interfaces, etc…), and reading the threads about all the apparent consternation and frustration with… --- ## [Why are McNuggets (tm) so expensive in Canada?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-mcnuggets-tm-so-expensive-in-canada/610148)
**Author:** [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-mcnuggets-tm-so-expensive-in-canada/610148 "2020-08-16T16:55:00Z")
The other day, my wife wanted to buy some Chicken McNuggets. I almost had an aneurysm when I saw how expensive they were – $4.69 for 6 nuggets! After tax, that was almost a dollar per McNugget. And now, I just noticed… --- ## [What is the craziest thing that you ever dropped into a recycle dumpster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-craziest-thing-that-you-ever-dropped-into-a-recycle-dumpster/918121)
**Author:** [@Hilary\_Algar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilary_Algar)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-craziest-thing-that-you-ever-dropped-into-a-recycle-dumpster/918121 "2020-08-16T16:51:48Z")
About fifteen years ago I dumped a forty year old old no longer functional Harman Kardon 505 discreet (( (no chips, no capacitors, no resisters,njnguna nada de eso)) integrated amplifier. IMHO it was the hottest thi… --- ## [Is it ideology that makes fascism fascist, or tactics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ideology-that-makes-fascism-fascist-or-tactics/917682)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ideology-that-makes-fascism-fascist-or-tactics/917682 "2020-08-16T16:15:14Z")
If one looks at Antifa from an objective standpoint - that is, setting aside bias, looking solely at techniques for a moment - wearing masks and hoods, using violence, trying to squelch those who hold opposing views via … --- ## [My retail store only allows 6 customers at a time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-retail-store-only-allows-6-customers-at-a-time/918116)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-retail-store-only-allows-6-customers-at-a-time/918116 "2020-08-16T15:33:54Z")
As per my state’s current covid 19 guidelines for retail stores, we limited the number of customers who can come in and shop at one time. Our clientele have been respectful/ tolerant of that policy these past couple of m… --- ## [How big will Biden's margin of victory be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-will-bidens-margin-of-victory-be/916671)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-will-bidens-margin-of-victory-be/916671 "2020-08-16T15:32:34Z")
By this point we can pretty much rule out the possibility of Biden winning by less than 100 electoral votes. He is stacking up a big margin overall, even in historically purple or reddish states. Beating Trump by over 1… --- ## [Africa Photos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/africa-photos/917904)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/africa-photos/917904 "2020-08-16T14:20:02Z")
My cousin brought me a copy of some of the pictures he took on our trip to Africa in February and I thought I’d share them here if anyone wants to see them. He got some really great shots. … --- ## [Mental Illness on the Home Front in WWII](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mental-illness-on-the-home-front-in-wwii/918143)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mental-illness-on-the-home-front-in-wwii/918143 "2020-08-16T13:05:38Z")
Some guy went nuts in my hometown and slapped a clerk over face mask rules. People have been under a bit of stress for a long time and some cannot take it. Do we have any information on mental illness amongst civilians … --- ## [Recommendations for an AM FM internet radio alarm clock with bluetooth and USB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-an-am-fm-internet-radio-alarm-clock-with-bluetooth-and-usb/918079)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-an-am-fm-internet-radio-alarm-clock-with-bluetooth-and-usb/918079 "2020-08-16T12:16:53Z")
I’m in the market for a new alarm clock. I’m tired of using my phone. (For many years, I would wake up in the mornings to the sound of N.P.R.'s All Things Considered but I stopped monitoring the news so closely after 20… --- ## [Bird ID help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-id-help/918206)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-id-help/918206 "2020-08-16T11:33:13Z")
Sorry, I couldn’t remember if bird/animal ID questions go in GQ or IMHO. Please move if needed. We’ve had a bird at our sunflower feeder today that I can’t identify, and I’m usually pretty good at this sort of thing. At… --- ## [Vancouver/PNW/DFW Dopefest!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vancouver-pnw-dfw-dopefest/48068)
**Author:** [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2001, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vancouver-pnw-dfw-dopefest/48068 "2001-01-14T02:37:18Z")
Zyada is coming to Vancouver, and would like to meet all the Dopers from this area. I’m thinking of dinner on Saturday, January 13, 2001. (I just wanted to type the year on that!) Of course, I have no idea just where, b… --- ## [Stein Mart closing after 112 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stein-mart-closing-after-112-years/917918)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stein-mart-closing-after-112-years/917918 "2020-08-16T07:00:11Z")
--- ## [Politics of nuclear weapons in space](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politics-of-nuclear-weapons-in-space/918172)
**Author:** [@Qwertol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwertol)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politics-of-nuclear-weapons-in-space/918172 "2020-08-16T05:15:24Z")
What would happen if some country decided to put an atomic bomb into an orbit, not with intention to attack somebody now, but potentially later if there was a need to do so? How would the world react? Would the origina… --- ## [Good Humor unveils new ice cream truck jingle to replace "Turkey in the Straw"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-humor-unveils-new-ice-cream-truck-jingle-to-replace-turkey-in-the-straw/918036)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-humor-unveils-new-ice-cream-truck-jingle-to-replace-turkey-in-the-straw/918036 "2020-08-16T04:09:11Z")
For decades, the tune Turkey in the Straw has attracted millions of kids to flock around the neighborhood ice cream truck. However, Good Humor has announced they are replacing it with a new composition by RZA of the Wu-T… --- ## [Grand Niece with my birthday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-niece-with-my-birthday/918226)
**Author:** [@Backwater\_UnderDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Backwater_UnderDuck)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-niece-with-my-birthday/918226 "2020-08-16T03:05:10Z")
Just born yesterday. Other than the fact that I will be sure that this is a lucky little girl, is there any kind of folk tradition concerning shared birthdays in extended families? --- ## [You wake up 20 years in the past.. with a twist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-wake-up-20-years-in-the-past-with-a-twist/918105)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-wake-up-20-years-in-the-past-with-a-twist/918105 "2020-08-16T03:03:55Z")
I think the plot device of someone waking up in their younger body sometime in the past but with all their memories of the future still intact has been done and redone to death. However, I’ve never seen it done with thi… --- ## [Did you change your exercise habits during quarantine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-change-your-exercise-habits-during-quarantine/917624)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-change-your-exercise-habits-during-quarantine/917624 "2020-08-16T03:03:41Z")
When Canadians were urged to stay at home most of the time, it became much more common to see middle-aged Rollerbladers and joggers. With gyms and recreation centres shuttered, how did you change your exercise habit? --- ## [75 Years ago...WWII Ended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/75-years-ago-wwii-ended/918187)
**Author:** [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/75-years-ago-wwii-ended/918187 "2020-08-16T02:43:36Z")
Well, give or take some hours and the International Date Line. But the Japanese surrender did occur on the 15th of August for most of the combatants (the surrender documentation was signed on 2 September in Tokyo Bay). … --- ## [Beck is bitten!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-is-bitten/917764)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-is-bitten/917764 "2020-08-16T02:28:48Z")
After my un-nap I leash up the doggies for a walk. We get to the pond and I unhook Betsy the Beagle and she zooms off to chase an aroma. The Chihuahuas on her heels. I wander around the edge of the pond and put the Yor… --- ## [Dystopian Sci-Fi settings...centered outside of Europe, N. America, Japan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dystopian-sci-fi-settings-centered-outside-of-europe-n-america-japan/917621)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dystopian-sci-fi-settings-centered-outside-of-europe-n-america-japan/917621 "2020-08-16T00:30:29Z")
For fun, I’ve been trying to compile a list of Dystopian Sci-Fi settings—a la 1984, The Handmaid’s Tale, etc.—and I’ve run into a stumbling block. I’m having a hard time thinking of any works centered around, or at least… --- ## [NCIS questions about Gibbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-questions-about-gibbs/918219)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-questions-about-gibbs/918219 "2020-08-16T00:29:58Z")
How many boats has he built? How is he getting them out of his basement? --- ## [LIVE PD has been cancelled (along with cops). Can we talk about it please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-pd-has-been-cancelled-along-with-cops-can-we-talk-about-it-please/855474)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-pd-has-been-cancelled-along-with-cops-can-we-talk-about-it-please/855474 "2020-08-16T00:05:11Z")
So LIVE PD has been cancelled by A&E and COPS has been cancelled by FOX. Dan Abrams, the host of LIVE PD, had a bit of a contentious interview with CNN. I think both sides made some good arguments. I personally like t… --- ## [Will Smith wants to reboot "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" as a drama](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-smith-wants-to-reboot-the-fresh-prince-of-bel-air-as-a-drama/918039)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2020, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-smith-wants-to-reboot-the-fresh-prince-of-bel-air-as-a-drama/918039 "2020-08-15T23:14:03Z")
Will Smith, who starred in the 90s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air after seeing this fan film from director Morgan Cooper. Smith, who caught the film when it went viral, is shopping the concept to vario… --- ## [The US Response to the Pandemic Has Been An Unmitigated Disaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-response-to-the-pandemic-has-been-an-unmitigated-disaster/914282)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2020, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-response-to-the-pandemic-has-been-an-unmitigated-disaster/914282 "2020-08-15T23:14:01Z")
There is no more room for excuses or blame-shifting. Navarro is now saying that this is some kind of weaponized virus, which is utter bullshit and another attempt to shift the blame to China. Even if that weren’t an ob… --- ## [Reporting power outages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-power-outages/917336)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2020, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-power-outages/917336 "2020-08-15T22:52:49Z")
My parents, in southern Connecticut, lost power yesterday afternoon, due to Tropical Storm Isaias. When my mother told me on the phone, I asked her if she called it in, and she said she had. That’s something we always di… --- ## [9th Circuit ends California ban on high-capacity magazines. Why are hi-cap mags important?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9th-circuit-ends-california-ban-on-high-capacity-magazines-why-are-hi-cap-mags-important/918148)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9th-circuit-ends-california-ban-on-high-capacity-magazines-why-are-hi-cap-mags-important/918148 "2020-08-15T22:44:36Z")
The article that prompted this: 9th Circuit ends California ban on high-capacity magazines I read the article. I am not seeing how a high capacity magazine makes you more safe and is constitutionally protected. Obvi… --- ## [Forest fires](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forest-fires/190395)
**Author:** [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2020, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forest-fires/190395 "2020-08-15T22:26:45Z")
Every summer the weather gets very hot and dry around here, and because of this we lose thousands of acres of beautiful, mature forests to devastating fires. These fires reduce tall, rich, magnificent stands of evergreen… --- ## [Best practice for emailing encrypted data](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-practice-for-emailing-encrypted-data/918035)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-practice-for-emailing-encrypted-data/918035 "2020-08-15T20:48:29Z")
The government agency my company works for has the following practice when sending sensitive data: Encrypt the data into a zip file, using a tool like Winzip or 7-zip Email the encrypted file Send another email to the … --- ## [Batten The Hatches- A Dark and Stormy MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batten-the-hatches-a-dark-and-stormy-mmp/917144)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 351\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2020, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batten-the-hatches-a-dark-and-stormy-mmp/917144 "2020-08-15T20:34:19Z")
Looks like I’ll be having a fun sort on Tuesday. Everybody in the path stay safe, and don’t forget to stock up on whiskey and TP. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1751) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1753)