# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1765 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1766 --- ## [Wilford Brimley dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wilford-brimley-dies/917061)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wilford-brimley-dies/917061 "2020-08-05T00:11:49Z")
But his moustache shall live forever. --- ## [Have you changed your meat consumption over the last decade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-changed-your-meat-consumption-over-the-last-decade/916652)
**Author:** [@Delayed\_Reflex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delayed_Reflex)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-changed-your-meat-consumption-over-the-last-decade/916652 "2020-08-05T00:08:28Z")
poll I’ve noticed a significant rise in pretty decent meat alternatives over the last few years (eg. beyond meat, impossible burger, etc.) as well as an increase in decent vegetarian and vegan restaurant options where I … --- ## [Average IQ of Typical Trump Supporter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-iq-of-typical-trump-supporter/854743)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-iq-of-typical-trump-supporter/854743 "2020-08-04T23:50:46Z")
I concede there are very intelligent Trump supporters, specifically those in high income tax brackets who are all about the GOP core tenants of lower taxes and pro corporate policies. However, I have a real hard time und… --- ## [Can regular people buy masks that prevent you from inhaling the virus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-regular-people-buy-masks-that-prevent-you-from-inhaling-the-virus/916063)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-regular-people-buy-masks-that-prevent-you-from-inhaling-the-virus/916063 "2020-08-04T23:01:47Z")
My understanding is that most masks work better because they prevent you from exhaling the virus which other people can inhale. Which would work fine if everyone wears them, but not everyone does. I vaguely recall a stud… --- ## [World War 2 (or WWI) memorials in Germany](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-war-2-or-wwi-memorials-in-germany/917111)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-war-2-or-wwi-memorials-in-germany/917111 "2020-08-04T22:41:53Z")
A recent Facebook meme points out that Poland has created a memorial out of the site of the Auschwitz concentration camp. This is used to bolster the idea that we should keep monuments to Confederate figures here in the… --- ## [Share your experience with chemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-experience-with-chemo/917147)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-experience-with-chemo/917147 "2020-08-04T22:09:01Z")
I might have to have chemo. I’ve been in denial over this ever since I was told I just had a small tumor, but my pathology report came back that my cancer is more advanced than initially thought. Stage II. Turns out my… --- ## [COVID-Free Bubble Communities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-free-bubble-communities/917197)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-free-bubble-communities/917197 "2020-08-04T21:50:32Z")
It probably won’t happen, but it wouldn’t be such a bad idea to do what the NBA is doing in Orlando, only for residents. It would be for people who don’t want to get infected by others being negligent, and probably for t… --- ## [Could the US have had a unified national plan in response to the coronavirus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-us-have-had-a-unified-national-plan-in-response-to-the-coronavirus/917135)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-us-have-had-a-unified-national-plan-in-response-to-the-coronavirus/917135 "2020-08-04T20:41:16Z")
When you read articles about why the pandemic is an epic disaster in the US, it’s usually mentioned that we had almost no federal guidance which left states to deal with it individually. With states’ rights being what t… --- ## [Self-defense shooting based off of what \*might\* happen to you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-defense-shooting-based-off-of-what-might-happen-to-you/915181)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-defense-shooting-based-off-of-what-might-happen-to-you/915181 "2020-08-04T20:00:14Z")
A GQ question about self-defense shooting: If a man charges at you with a knife, or is already stabbing you, it is perfectly reasonable to open fire. That’s as clear-cut as it gets. But in this video, a driver shoots s… --- ## [Anyone have a recipe for fudgy, dense, restaurant-style chocolate chip cookies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-recipe-for-fudgy-dense-restaurant-style-chocolate-chip-cookies/916879)
**Author:** [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-recipe-for-fudgy-dense-restaurant-style-chocolate-chip-cookies/916879 "2020-08-04T19:40:23Z")
You know how restaurants and bakeries serve chocolate chip cookies that are not only soft, but really dense and fudgy? Even more so than good old-fashioned Toll House straight out of the oven. Does anyone know if it’s … --- ## [Can I get my old username back? (Attempt #2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-get-my-old-username-back-attempt-2/917268)
**Author:** [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-get-my-old-username-back-attempt-2/917268 "2020-08-04T19:39:22Z")
I used to be Xema. I’m now unable to log on under that username - anything I can remember as a password doesn’t work. If I request an email allowing password reset, nothing arrives (possibly because my old account is a… --- ## [Was Regis Philbin a Legend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-regis-philbin-a-legend/917142)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-regis-philbin-a-legend/917142 "2020-08-04T18:57:48Z")
The current cover of People has a picture of Regis Philbin and the caption “Goodbye to a Legend.” I don’t mean any disrespect to the man, but do you think he qualifies for “legend” status? I guess I don’t, but maybe I a… --- ## [New(ish) TV show like "The Fugitive" or "Quantum Leap"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ish-tv-show-like-the-fugitive-or-quantum-leap/917019)
**Author:** [@thwartme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thwartme)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ish-tv-show-like-the-fugitive-or-quantum-leap/917019 "2020-08-04T18:50:05Z")
Hey gang, Wondering if anyone can recommend a fairly new TV show for me to binge. I know it’s an odd request, but I was wondering if anyone is currently using the old “Fugitive” or “Quantum Leap” format. Main characte… --- ## [Police or pilots: How do you pick out the radio chatter relevant to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-or-pilots-how-do-you-pick-out-the-radio-chatter-relevant-to-you/917139)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-or-pilots-how-do-you-pick-out-the-radio-chatter-relevant-to-you/917139 "2020-08-04T18:26:20Z")
If you are sitting in a police car I assume dispatch is constantly chattering about various problems that need dealing with (at least in a big city). Same with pilots coming in to a big city. Presumably ATC at sending … --- ## [Trump Campaign Selling Hannity's book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-campaign-selling-hannitys-book/917266)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-campaign-selling-hannitys-book/917266 "2020-08-04T18:24:03Z")
Somehow the Trump campaign got my e-mail address, and they send me all their fundraising fodder. And I do mean all, to the tune of 15-20 e-mails per day. Over the last two days I’ve received four e-mails - from campaign… --- ## [Remote 3-way light switch that looks like a normal light switch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remote-3-way-light-switch-that-looks-like-a-normal-light-switch/915795)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remote-3-way-light-switch-that-looks-like-a-normal-light-switch/915795 "2020-08-04T17:57:36Z")
The light switch in one of our bathrooms is in a really dumb place. There are two doors to the bathroom, but the switch isn’t near the one that most people use, and while you can reach it from the other door, it’s around… --- ## [My name is a sentence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-a-sentence/916542)
**Author:** [@MrMrmrmr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrMrmrmr)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-a-sentence/916542 "2020-08-04T17:43:09Z")
What does MrMrmrmr mean? --- ## [Rules at the top of each page take up space](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-at-the-top-of-each-page-take-up-space/915084)
**Author:** [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-at-the-top-of-each-page-take-up-space/915084 "2020-08-04T16:57:45Z")
The explanation of the rules at the top of each section take up too much space. The sticky posts like “read this first!” take up too much scrolling down time. The explanation is within the thread, so much space does not … --- ## [Should a White man, let alone a White person care about Black Lives Matter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-white-man-let-alone-a-white-person-care-about-black-lives-matter/916540)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-white-man-let-alone-a-white-person-care-about-black-lives-matter/916540 "2020-08-04T16:57:02Z")
If they have no Black friends or acquaintances, live in a 85%-100% all white town, go to work with majority white people, they don’t care for the issue of criminal justice although criminal justice issues affect EVERY pe… --- ## [Speed Limit Zone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speed-limit-zone/917073)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speed-limit-zone/917073 "2020-08-04T16:37:08Z")
It might vary by state but does the speed limit change at the sign or when I see the sign? If I am in a 35 zone but I see the 45 sign ahead can I go 45 since that is what is displayed to me? If a cop pulls me for d… --- ## [Trump wishes accused pedophile well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-wishes-accused-pedophile-well/916132)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-wishes-accused-pedophile-well/916132 "2020-08-04T16:23:12Z")
Just another day at the office --- ## [My favorite comic strip is ending, sigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-comic-strip-is-ending-sigh/916383)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-comic-strip-is-ending-sigh/916383 "2020-08-04T16:20:26Z")
Totally mundane problem here - One of my favorite comics put out the last strip today :frowning: I have a few I read every morning, and Stone Soup has long been a favorite. A year or so ago the author went to Sundays o… --- ## [144 Mhz gaming monitors worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/144-mhz-gaming-monitors-worth-it/917076)
**Author:** [@LivingGhost371](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LivingGhost371)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/144-mhz-gaming-monitors-worth-it/917076 "2020-08-04T16:14:27Z")
So at some point I’m going to be wanting to upgrade from a 24" 1080P to a 27" 1440P Monitor. I was looking at the Asus PB27Q8V, because it’s IPS, none of that TN garbage True 8 bit, none of that 6 bit with dithering ga… --- ## [What kind of silicone is used for moldable silicone earplugs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-silicone-is-used-for-moldable-silicone-earplugs/917116)
**Author:** [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-silicone-is-used-for-moldable-silicone-earplugs/917116 "2020-08-04T16:00:48Z")
I was wondering what kind of silicone is used for Mack’s Pillow Soft® Silicone Putty Ear Plugs. Is it something I can buy in bulk and not poison myself? --- ## [Silicone mats for cooking: Are they useful or a gimmick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicone-mats-for-cooking-are-they-useful-or-a-gimmick/917133)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicone-mats-for-cooking-are-they-useful-or-a-gimmick/917133 "2020-08-04T15:20:25Z")
Someone gave me silicone mat for use in baking stuff. It seems a good idea but, on the strength one use, I’m not seeing it. Of course, one use is hardly a good sample. It did what it is advertised on the tin so no com… --- ## [Need a crossword puzzle generator with a specific feature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-crossword-puzzle-generator-with-a-specific-feature/917257)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-crossword-puzzle-generator-with-a-specific-feature/917257 "2020-08-04T14:57:20Z")
I’m putting this here because this is where our crossword junkies hang out. I don’t mind if it gets moved. There are lots of very decent crossword puzzle generators on the internet. I need one that has the ability to ge… --- ## [Testing Post Count](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-post-count/917249)
**Author:** [@TCMF-2L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TCMF-2L)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-post-count/917249 "2020-08-04T14:47:04Z")
With only 678 posts I am never going to come close to being a prolific poster. However my ambition is to at least reach 1000. I am suspicious that some of my posts made under Discourse are not being added to my total. S… --- ## ["Ignore" and "Search" Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-and-search-questions/917083)
**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-and-search-questions/917083 "2020-08-04T14:45:54Z")
2 questions: How do I put someone on “Ignore?” Possible with the new board software? How do I search the board using Titles of posts only? --- ## [Covid exposure story (my mother)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-exposure-story-my-mother/917108)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-exposure-story-my-mother/917108 "2020-08-04T13:59:08Z")
My mom, a cancer patient with a very low white blood cell count and who has lost a bunch of weight recently due to medication side effects, but currently holding her own, lives in the Villages in Florida. She was in a cl… --- ## [What state governments are acknowledged as handling this well?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-state-governments-are-acknowledged-as-handling-this-well/916085)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-state-governments-are-acknowledged-as-handling-this-well/916085 "2020-08-04T13:14:42Z")
Note that this will not necessarily be the states with the lowest numbers in any particular category, which is why I’m having a hard time determining this. Plus, it’s at least partly perception, and I’m not sure how good… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1764) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1766)