# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1783 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1784 --- ## [EVs with Q chaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evs-with-q-chaser/915923)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evs-with-q-chaser/915923 "2020-07-21T14:03:44Z")
I’ve noticed a minor trend in car names. That is, electric vehicles whose names end in Q. So far, only 4 examples: Škoda Enyaq Hyundai Ioniq (which could be either a hybrid or full EV) Cadillac Lyriq (introduction del… --- ## [Fall TV Season 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-season-2020/915709)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-season-2020/915709 "2020-07-21T13:51:57Z")
Uh. Is there going to be one? Are shows being written and shot right now? Because they really have to be, if we’re to have new episodes by late September. Anyone heard of any plans? I mean, it’s not exactly like they… --- ## [Green beans recipes anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-beans-recipes-anyone/915750)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2020, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-beans-recipes-anyone/915750 "2020-07-21T13:34:25Z")
Anyone harvesting beans and want to share recipes? Last night I prepared spicy sous vide beans that were very easy yet delicious. I prepped the beans, added Sriracha, chili flakes, salt, pepper, garlic powder and dehyd… --- ## [Science Museum seeks public help to identify mystery objects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-museum-seeks-public-help-to-identify-mystery-objects/915755)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2020, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-museum-seeks-public-help-to-identify-mystery-objects/915755 "2020-07-21T11:48:14Z")
Anyone got any ideas? --- ## [Contest by newsletter from iOS app (legal?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-by-newsletter-from-ios-app-legal/634353)
**Author:** [@blekos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blekos)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-by-newsletter-from-ios-app-legal/634353 "2012-09-11T01:55:32Z")
I am planning of having a free app in the iTunes store. In order to promote it, I was thinking of having a contest. Every person who would join my newsletter from within the app he/ she would be able to take part in the … --- ## [Which would be easier? Changing a woman's political opinion or talking her out of using a smartphone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-would-be-easier-changing-a-womans-political-opinion-or-talking-her-out-of-using-a-smartphone/915875)
**Author:** [@MysteryVan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryVan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2020, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-would-be-easier-changing-a-womans-political-opinion-or-talking-her-out-of-using-a-smartphone/915875 "2020-07-21T03:27:29Z")
I’ve been thinking about this lately, and I’ve discussed this with my buddies. They said both would be equally unlikely. That tells me nothing. I’ve been dating off and on. Nothing too deep. But I want to get serious so… --- ## [Beck's bad, bad, bad Bigfoot trickery.... (and the Raccoon rodeo!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becks-bad-bad-bad-bigfoot-trickery-and-the-raccoon-rodeo/855020)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2020, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becks-bad-bad-bad-bigfoot-trickery-and-the-raccoon-rodeo/855020 "2020-07-21T02:59:43Z")
Okay, Picture this, if you will… Beck and the Grandwrex are on the picnic table making slime (yuk) Mr.Wrekker has discovered large holes in his his big dog food stockpile in the barn. He’s had rats before. He got a bar… --- ## [Simple spaghetti recipe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-spaghetti-recipe/915720)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2020, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-spaghetti-recipe/915720 "2020-07-21T00:07:03Z")
Years ago my brother’wife, from Italy, made some spaghetti. No meat, no tomato sauce. I think it just had olive oil and garlic, maybe some thyme. Please give me such recipe. --- ## [What can you say to a non-white person who hates BLM so much](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-say-to-a-non-white-person-who-hates-blm-so-much/915529)
**Author:** [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-say-to-a-non-white-person-who-hates-blm-so-much/915529 "2020-07-21T00:05:28Z")
…that they can’t even talk to people who approve of it. So I have this FB friend. Always been fairly right wing, sometimes to a worrying degree. I’ve forgiven him a lot of MRA crap in the past because he has a hard life… --- ## [Parents & cat slaves: would a diaper genie work for temporary cat poop storage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-cat-slaves-would-a-diaper-genie-work-for-temporary-cat-poop-storage/915702)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-cat-slaves-would-a-diaper-genie-work-for-temporary-cat-poop-storage/915702 "2020-07-20T23:47:33Z")
Today the disaster I’d been dreading finally happened: I have three cats, and every day I dutifully flush their poop down the toilet, with as little cat litter as possible sticking to it (I use biodegradable paper or wal… --- ## [PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH Translation Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phantom-tollbooth-translation-question/64881)
**Author:** [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phantom-tollbooth-translation-question/64881 "2020-07-20T23:19:22Z")
Okay, so just what the hell DID the Mathemagician write to his brother, King Azaz of Dictionopolis? “Why, just last month I sent him a very friendly letter, which he never had the courtesy to answer.” Here’s the “text” … --- ## [Is "Black Lives Matter" a political statement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-black-lives-matter-a-political-statement/914688)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-black-lives-matter-a-political-statement/914688 "2020-07-20T23:01:53Z")
poll Background: Condo building with a rule in the by-laws that no signs of an advertising or political nature are allowed in windows or on balconies. BLM banner on balcony. Told must come down. I argue that “Black Liv… --- ## [Grantchester has jumped the shark (here be spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grantchester-has-jumped-the-shark-here-be-spoilers/915851)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grantchester-has-jumped-the-shark-here-be-spoilers/915851 "2020-07-20T23:01:27Z")
@Chefguy did y’all continue hate-watching Grantchester through last night’s season finale? What a shambles. What a dog’s breakfast. What a crazy quilt of characters, plot twists, and themes. Not just tonight, but the wh… --- ## [Introduce us to a lesser-known band which nevertheless had a significant influence on music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introduce-us-to-a-lesser-known-band-which-nevertheless-had-a-significant-influence-on-music/915404)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introduce-us-to-a-lesser-known-band-which-nevertheless-had-a-significant-influence-on-music/915404 "2020-07-20T22:48:32Z")
Or, of course, a musician, a singer, a songwriter etc. The sort of thing I mean: back in the day, MC5 would have been a good example. When I was 18, say, they were almost unknown. But it turns out they were major figure… --- ## [Electrical lighting question - flickering lights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-lighting-question-flickering-lights/915700)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-lighting-question-flickering-lights/915700 "2020-07-20T22:20:16Z")
I moved into a place with a ceiling fan/light unit in the bedroom. There is a switch on the wall that turns the power to the unit on and off, The fan on/off and speed, and the light on/off and brightness are controlled … --- ## [Why Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-michigan-wisconsin-and-pennsylvania/915866)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-michigan-wisconsin-and-pennsylvania/915866 "2020-07-20T21:33:50Z")
Looking back at 2016 I see that trump got 306 electoral votes. Michigan had 26 EVs, WI 10 and PA 20. trump could have lost in MI and WI and still gotten to (just) 270. So why don’t people just say is was PA that gave … --- ## ["VIP Membership Club Now" scam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vip-membership-club-now-scam/915871)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vip-membership-club-now-scam/915871 "2020-07-20T21:09:24Z")
A friend of mine thought she was getting a good deal on an online product that supposedly helped protect phone screens, and found out that an annual $80 membership fee was deducted from her account by something called t… --- ## [Murder hornets in suburban Chicago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murder-hornets-in-suburban-chicago/915714)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murder-hornets-in-suburban-chicago/915714 "2020-07-20T20:20:15Z")
Spending most of my life a few miles from O’Hare Field I’m rarely surprised what new species or illness shows up, and I was outside with my family when I looked down and saw something I’ve seen on local news. Calling a … --- ## ["Modern" mega-projects that future generations will see and admire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-mega-projects-that-future-generations-will-see-and-admire/915420)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-mega-projects-that-future-generations-will-see-and-admire/915420 "2020-07-20T19:59:16Z")
What ‘modern’ mega-projects (defined as after the 19th century) do you speculate might still be around in, oh, say 2 or 3 thousand years in the future, and admired by the people of that time in the way we often admire th… --- ## [UAE launches mission to Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uae-launches-mission-to-mars/915827)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uae-launches-mission-to-mars/915827 "2020-07-20T19:47:36Z")
Not a lot of news about this --- ## [Kroger Stops giving coins in change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kroger-stops-giving-coins-in-change/915300)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kroger-stops-giving-coins-in-change/915300 "2020-07-20T19:46:35Z")
Apparently there’s a coin shortage because people are sheltering at home and not shopping. I tried quoting and screwed it up. I have no idea how to fix it. There’s no tags to delete. Kroger announced Monday that its … --- ## [Things about the new site that we like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-about-the-new-site-that-we-like/913538)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-about-the-new-site-that-we-like/913538 "2020-07-20T19:33:44Z")
I really like how, when you have a reply to a thread, the little number pops up on your icon and, if you click it, it takes you right to the new comment. --- ## [Rick Wakemans Rock and Roll Acceptance Speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-wakemans-rock-and-roll-acceptance-speech/915458)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-wakemans-rock-and-roll-acceptance-speech/915458 "2020-07-20T19:30:10Z")
…is absolutely hilarious (and NSFW) and puts what he thinks of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in its proper perspective. --- ## [Thoughts on social justice. (New attempt at failed Pit thread, minus the well poison.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-social-justice-new-attempt-at-failed-pit-thread-minus-the-well-poison/915553)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-social-justice-new-attempt-at-failed-pit-thread-minus-the-well-poison/915553 "2020-07-20T19:01:30Z")
First, preamble. No need to click the spoiler unless you’re familiar with my recent trainwreck of a Pit thread, which was about what the historical outpour of social justice energy ought to focus on as first and second (… --- ## [Most intelligent marsupial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-intelligent-marsupial/851774)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-intelligent-marsupial/851774 "2020-07-20T18:16:23Z")
What is the most intelligent marsupial? --- ## [A thread about t-shirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-about-t-shirts/915432)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-about-t-shirts/915432 "2020-07-20T17:32:05Z")
poll I have t-shirts; about two weeks’ worth in the “regular” wardrobe, and a half dozen in my “workout” drawer. Doing some folding today, I said to myself, “Self, there’s a lot of history here. . .” I’ve got t-shirts … --- ## [Why and How did New York (Manhattan, specifically) become the greatest city on earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-and-how-did-new-york-manhattan-specifically-become-the-greatest-city-on-earth/555674)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-and-how-did-new-york-manhattan-specifically-become-the-greatest-city-on-earth/555674 "2020-07-20T17:26:25Z")
(and if by some chance you disagree that it is THE greatest city on earth, you’re wrong, but fine, whatever… you have to agree it’s one of the top 5) It’s TINY TINY TINY. CRAMPED as hell. Expensive in every era of its … --- ## [New style beer can!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-style-beer-can/915837)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-style-beer-can/915837 "2020-07-20T17:23:31Z")
I bought a variety case of beer from Sly Fox Brewing in Pottstown, PA. They have come up with a way to better appreciate their beer. The entire top of the can comes off, creating a beer glass. Anyone had one? The beer… --- ## [What's wrong with being a traitor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-being-a-traitor/912501)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-being-a-traitor/912501 "2020-07-20T17:19:48Z")
In this thread, there’s some talk about how we need to not honor Confederates because they’re traitors. It seems to me that their crime was standing for the wrong ideals, not that they were traitors. Isn’t George Wash… --- ## [Well, Walmart did it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-walmart-did-it/915449)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-walmart-did-it/915449 "2020-07-20T17:17:08Z")
Masks are required in all Walmart stores and Sam’s. We’re saved by the people of Walmart. :persevere::roll\_eyes: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1782) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1784)