# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1864 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1865 --- ## [My Cat Swallowed a needle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-swallowed-a-needle/854250)
**Author:** [@smokey78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smokey78)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2020, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-swallowed-a-needle/854250 "2020-05-23T02:15:04Z")
We were making fabric masks and usually we keep it all boxed and keep an eye on the box and fabric stuff. We were talking and the cat jumped on the table and grabbed a headband (as we were cutting up the elastic headban… --- ## [Why citrus seeds from grafted citrus come true but Apples won’t ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-citrus-seeds-from-grafted-citrus-come-true-but-apples-won-t/854291)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2020, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-citrus-seeds-from-grafted-citrus-come-true-but-apples-won-t/854291 "2020-05-23T02:02:45Z")
Many citrus varieties (sweet oranges, key limes, grapefruit, tangerine and tangelo) when grown from fruit seeds, (from grafted plants) will come true (I.e. grow to give fruits of the original variety). Cite : Growing Ci… --- ## [books on prejudice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-on-prejudice/853693)
**Author:** [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-on-prejudice/853693 "2020-05-23T01:55:34Z")
my 15 year old has to read 3 books with the main theme of prejudice for school. any contemporary recommendations ? she’s a big fan of crime and fantasy, and reads well. thanks in advance --- ## [Looking for a plant to put into a rock path](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-plant-to-put-into-a-rock-path/854297)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2020, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-plant-to-put-into-a-rock-path/854297 "2020-05-23T01:53:53Z")
I am making a pea gravel path that is on a slope and want a plant that will hold the gravel and prevent it from flowing down the slope over time. A few details Northern Colorado Zone 5b I am putting sand in with the r… --- ## [Joe Rae Perkins, avowed QAnon conspiracy theorist, is Oregon Repub. nominee for US Senate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-rae-perkins-avowed-qanon-conspiracy-theorist-is-oregon-repub-nominee-for-us-senate/854200)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2020, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-rae-perkins-avowed-qanon-conspiracy-theorist-is-oregon-repub-nominee-for-us-senate/854200 "2020-05-23T01:42:09Z")
WTF is wrong with people? The article says “That’s a big problem for the Oregon Republican Party…because associating the Republican Party with this sort of bizarre conspiracy theory could have a negative effect on the … --- ## [Cost overruns....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-overruns/854234)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2020, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-overruns/854234 "2020-05-23T01:40:01Z")
What projects have you seen with the biggest cost overruns (i.e. original projected cost vs the actual final cost)? I can think of a couple: Sydney Opera House: projected cost: $7 million; actual cost: $102 million. M… --- ## [Hairspray in Japan-so many questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hairspray-in-japan-so-many-questions/854279)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2020, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hairspray-in-japan-so-many-questions/854279 "2020-05-23T00:35:54Z")
So while wasting time on the rabbit hole known as youtube, I came across this. Now a great song is a great song but I have a few questions: Will the segregation theme really play in Japan? Kudos for having a “black” M… --- ## [Adventures of the Bread Machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-of-the-bread-machine/851804)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-of-the-bread-machine/851804 "2020-05-22T23:35:24Z")
I finally purchased a bread machine. It’s a Zojirushi Virtuoso, and manomanoman, this does everything but crochet sweaters! So far, I’ve baked four loaves. First loaf was the Gluten-Free flour (Premium Gold gluten-free… --- ## [Father's Day Gifts in the Year of Quarantine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathers-day-gifts-in-the-year-of-quarantine/854311)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathers-day-gifts-in-the-year-of-quarantine/854311 "2020-05-22T23:14:47Z")
Well, since it looks like I won’t be able to see my dad on Father’s Day (he’ll be 85 this year, I’m an essential worker, so we chat on the phone) I have ordered a six pack of Tortuga Rum Cakes be sent to him for Father’s… --- ## [Why do some COVID-19 patients infect many others, whereas most don’t spread the virus at all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-covid-19-patients-infect-many-others-whereas-most-don-t-spread-the-virus-at-all/854274)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-covid-19-patients-infect-many-others-whereas-most-don-t-spread-the-virus-at-all/854274 "2020-05-22T23:08:18Z")
Science article noted by Stranger in another thread in this post that, as suggested by raspberry hunter is worth its own thread. There’s an old rule that 80% of infections are spread by 20% those infected. Obviously it … --- ## [The Poetry of Donald J. Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump/832384)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump/832384 "2020-05-22T22:33:43Z")
Trump’s style of speech, with its over-and-over re-iteration of the Talking Point he is trying to push, gives it the quality of modernist poetry. All you have to do is format it properly. From yesterday’s exchange with … --- ## [Polarizedd light in LEDs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polarizedd-light-in-leds/854296)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polarizedd-light-in-leds/854296 "2020-05-22T22:05:36Z")
I want to use polarized light for macro photography. LEDs would be ideal because of small size and low power. I have polarizing filters and mounts but need a light source. How about non-polar LEDs? Are they a potential … --- ## [Trump withdrawing from another major treaty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-withdrawing-from-another-major-treaty/854245)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-withdrawing-from-another-major-treaty/854245 "2020-05-22T20:58:06Z")
this makes no sense like almost everything he says or does --- ## [Delay loan payments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-loan-payments/854231)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-loan-payments/854231 "2020-05-22T20:44:14Z")
I’ve seen it proposed that lenders (credit card companies, auto lenders and mortgage holders, in particular) give borrowers a three month reprieve and add the payments to the end of the loan period. On it’s face, this s… --- ## [So why did Biden announce he's picking a woman VP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-did-biden-announce-hes-picking-a-woman-vp/853188)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-did-biden-announce-hes-picking-a-woman-vp/853188 "2020-05-22T20:15:52Z")
There’s already a VP speculation thread, so please don’t hijack this one with more speculation. In the last debate, Biden announced his VP pick would be a woman. Of course, by doing so, he pretty much sucked up all the … --- ## [Having hooked back up, for various reasons, with Facebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-hooked-back-up-for-various-reasons-with-facebook/854169)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-hooked-back-up-for-various-reasons-with-facebook/854169 "2020-05-22T20:06:43Z")
It used to be that I could keep in social contact with various groups and peoples by personally visiting said various groups and peoples, but Covidsolation has necessitated my return to Facebook lest I lose track complet… --- ## [Strange problem with unsolicited prescription medicine (advice needed)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-problem-with-unsolicited-prescription-medicine-advice-needed/854251)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-problem-with-unsolicited-prescription-medicine-advice-needed/854251 "2020-05-22T20:03:45Z")
Not sure where to put this, mod please move as appropriate. Sorry this is so long I see a podiatrist a couple times a year for a chronic hangnail problem. A couple times now, he has suggested a medicine to help (an oi… --- ## [Rifle scope and optics afficionados, explain parallax and AO scopes to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rifle-scope-and-optics-afficionados-explain-parallax-and-ao-scopes-to-me/693793)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2014, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rifle-scope-and-optics-afficionados-explain-parallax-and-ao-scopes-to-me/693793 "2014-07-23T01:19:08Z")
I am looking for a rifle scope for shooting .22 rimfire at (sometimes) very short range. I have an airgun scope (crap) that has AO (adjustable objective) that has markings for adjusting down to 3 meters. From what I can … --- ## [Questions about Confirmed Cases, Total Tests and Brazil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-confirmed-cases-total-tests-and-brazil/854295)
**Author:** [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-confirmed-cases-total-tests-and-brazil/854295 "2020-05-22T19:50:34Z")
Looking at the worldometers numbers, I’m wondering what to make of the numbers for total cases vs. total tests. Worldwide, the percentages of total cases from total tests seems surprisingly low, in the 7% - 12% range. U… --- ## [Friend literally only owns a single hat, am I the asshole for thinking you should own more?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-literally-only-owns-a-single-hat-am-i-the-asshole-for-thinking-you-should-own-more/853765)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-literally-only-owns-a-single-hat-am-i-the-asshole-for-thinking-you-should-own-more/853765 "2020-05-22T19:46:23Z")
Long story short, before the lockdown friend invited me over to help with yardwork with the promise he’d return the favor soon after. My wife for whatever reason took my “emergency hat” I keep in my vehicle out of it (fo… --- ## [Was There a Scale of Measurements Based on Tenths of Inches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-a-scale-of-measurements-based-on-tenths-of-inches/853711)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-a-scale-of-measurements-based-on-tenths-of-inches/853711 "2020-05-22T19:45:08Z")
As a child I recall being told Henry Ford, that nut, developed the “Ford Scale” that used parts (and so tools) based on tenths of an inch. (No quarter inch nuts, but you could have 2/10 or 3/10.) A Google turns up nothi… --- ## [Thank you for listening to Spotify ad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-listening-to-spotify-ad/854227)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-listening-to-spotify-ad/854227 "2020-05-22T19:37:09Z")
I sometimes listen to music on Spotify. There is a “thank you for listening to Spotify” ad there, which I have found weird since the first time I heard it. The feminine voice expressing the organization’s gratitude for t… --- ## [I pit Ms. Tara Reade for putting our country through this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-ms-tara-reade-for-putting-our-country-through-this/853020)
**Author:** [@Carla.Liz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carla.Liz)\ **Replies:** 355\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-ms-tara-reade-for-putting-our-country-through-this/853020 "2020-05-22T19:30:21Z")
I am not claiming that her account of assault is false, there is no way to be certain of that. Even if she confessed tomorrow that she conjured up (made up) the assault element to her previous allegation of unwanted touc… --- ## [Any media player that lets you flip a video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-media-player-that-lets-you-flip-a-video/854303)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-media-player-that-lets-you-flip-a-video/854303 "2020-05-22T19:18:08Z")
If you want to do a mirror image of a video, what video player will let you do that? --- ## [How To Make a Movie!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-a-movie/854302)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-a-movie/854302 "2020-05-22T17:43:11Z")
Seems accurate (and humorous) Right after this, is a great interview with legendary screenwriter Robert Towne (around the 33 min mark) --- ## [I would like to learn how to frame art](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-learn-how-to-frame-art/854280)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-learn-how-to-frame-art/854280 "2020-05-22T17:33:48Z")
Mods, if this is better in IMHO or MPSIMS, please move it. I have several prints I would like matted and framed, but would like to do it myself. I assume I’ll save some money once I have the right tools, and become dece… --- ## [User banned from a thread for (I think) an honest mistake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-banned-from-a-thread-for-i-think-an-honest-mistake/854194)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-banned-from-a-thread-for-i-think-an-honest-mistake/854194 "2020-05-22T17:14:47Z")
Over in This post, k9bfriender was banned from the thread for transposing user Omar Little’s username into Little Omar in a response. I don’t know if that was intended as a dig or just an honest mistake, but generally k… --- ## [Air travel after lockdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-travel-after-lockdown/853523)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-travel-after-lockdown/853523 "2020-05-22T17:09:43Z")
I’ve been wondering how things will return to normal. I read an article in The Atlantic about one guy’s experience traveling by air. He had a miserable experience even though there weren’t that many people on the plane… --- ## [What would films look like if they were released in the same unfinished state as many video games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-films-look-like-if-they-were-released-in-the-same-unfinished-state-as-many-video-games/854298)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-films-look-like-if-they-were-released-in-the-same-unfinished-state-as-many-video-games/854298 "2020-05-22T16:47:42Z")
Title pretty much says it all, inspired by the ‘unfinished movie’ thread. Let’s say that movies have to be rushed and are released based on an unrealistic deadline. Games come out buggy, with features still in the works… --- ## [If you work in an office, do you still have a direct phone line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-work-in-an-office-do-you-still-have-a-direct-phone-line/854204)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-work-in-an-office-do-you-still-have-a-direct-phone-line/854204 "2020-05-22T16:40:28Z")
I’m considering getting rid of mine. My company uses e-mail or direct messaging (texts) for its primary form of internal communication. That’s just how the company culture has evolved. 95% of the calls I get on my off… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1863) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1865)