# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1987 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1988 --- ## [Catastrophic culinary cockups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catastrophic-culinary-cockups/848987)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catastrophic-culinary-cockups/848987 "2020-03-07T22:22:23Z")
I just made myself a drink. Vodka into Squirt–all right all right it’s all I had available. But since soda and juice have become way too concentratey to me since I started diluting everything with soda water, and I was o… --- ## [The Color Out of Space - 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-color-out-of-space-2019/848800)
**Author:** [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-color-out-of-space-2019/848800 "2020-03-07T21:06:06Z")
So I watched the new Lovecraft reimagining this weekend, and I have to say I actually rather enjoyed it! Nic Cage chewing scenery, suitable Lovecraftian weird horror, all updated to modern times, and I think the choices… --- ## [That 10 day Chinese hospital build - how did they do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-10-day-chinese-hospital-build-how-did-they-do-it/847496)
**Author:** [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-10-day-chinese-hospital-build-how-did-they-do-it/847496 "2020-03-07T19:31:04Z")
You’ve probably heard about the Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan, China, which was built in 10 days. I’m trying to understand how it was done. The simple answer is “lots of people and equipment working around the clock” an… --- ## [Is King Solomon the richest person ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-king-solomon-the-richest-person-ever/848975)
**Author:** [@Tigers2B1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tigers2B1)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-king-solomon-the-richest-person-ever/848975 "2020-03-07T19:19:26Z")
He was supposed to have received tribute that amounted to two trillion dollars, in today’s money, over the course of his reign. Richest? --- ## [What's your opinion of the early 1970s (1970-1971)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-opinion-of-the-early-1970s-1970-1971/848710)
**Author:** [@Kennedy1960](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kennedy1960)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-opinion-of-the-early-1970s-1970-1971/848710 "2020-03-07T15:51:38Z")
What I mean is, do you look at those years as being part of the 1970s, or as being sort of the hangover from the 60s? Culturally, fashion wise, music wise, where does it fall for you? --- ## [Universal Health care savings in other areas. (not about premiums or taxes)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/universal-health-care-savings-in-other-areas-not-about-premiums-or-taxes/848796)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/universal-health-care-savings-in-other-areas-not-about-premiums-or-taxes/848796 "2020-03-07T15:47:12Z")
I just paid for my car insurance and it got me thinking about paying for the bodily injury part of my premium. As I understand it, part of the reason we pay for such things is because if I get in to an accident, my insur… --- ## [First model for Rosie the Riveter died at 95](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-model-for-rosie-the-riveter-died-at-95/849020)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-model-for-rosie-the-riveter-died-at-95/849020 "2020-03-07T15:34:32Z")
Did not know it was based on a real person. She worked the night shift building planes at 19 --- ## [Technically speaking, what does it mean for software to be in its "death throes"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technically-speaking-what-does-it-mean-for-software-to-be-in-its-death-throes/849005)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technically-speaking-what-does-it-mean-for-software-to-be-in-its-death-throes/849005 "2020-03-07T15:33:29Z")
This is not a complaint about the board’s performance. I am only vaguely aware of the problems, as I don’t post nearly as much as I used to. Rather, I am simply curious from a technical perspective. In Tuba diva’s annou… --- ## [Why aren't polygynous species constantly increasing in average size/strength?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-polygynous-species-constantly-increasing-in-average-size-strength/848786)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-polygynous-species-constantly-increasing-in-average-size-strength/848786 "2020-03-07T15:23:21Z")
This is about those many species where males fight it out for mating rights, in battles which depend mostly on size and strength. You would think that the results of this would be that paternal genetic input would mostly… --- ## [Can Postmodern Architecture ever be timeless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-postmodern-architecture-ever-be-timeless/848892)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-postmodern-architecture-ever-be-timeless/848892 "2020-03-07T15:21:18Z")
First, to be clear, I’m talking about the specific movement that came about as a reaction to the specific school called Modernism, and not the lay idea that postmodern means whatever is most recent. I watched pomo archi… --- ## [most real-world-influential song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-real-world-influential-song/848995)
**Author:** [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-real-world-influential-song/848995 "2020-03-07T15:02:48Z")
Much Euro-Western music has driven movements and emotions over time. The old DOXOLOGY, Martin Luther’s EIN FESTE BERG (A Mighty Fortress) and Julia Ward Howe’s BATTLE HYMN (of the Republic) as well as the MARSEILLAISE un… --- ## [Can I legally vote in primary elections in two states?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-legally-vote-in-primary-elections-in-two-states/848682)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-legally-vote-in-primary-elections-in-two-states/848682 "2020-03-07T14:44:13Z")
I live in California right now, and our primary election is in a few days. I’m moving to Oregon in April, and their primary election is in May, with enough time that if I register to vote immediately, I’ll have registere… --- ## [Limits beyond perception](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limits-beyond-perception/849032)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limits-beyond-perception/849032 "2020-03-07T14:13:07Z")
I was hit by a blast of tinnitus that seems like it might have been beyond what I can normally hear (at my age, it drops off around 10Khz), so I suspect the issue is neurological in nature. Which gets me to wondering. C… --- ## [If you need a new CPAP machine....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-need-a-new-cpap-machine/849035)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-need-a-new-cpap-machine/849035 "2020-03-07T13:32:46Z")
I’ve been a CPAP user for about 10 years. I did a sleep test at a facility that no longer exists and my prescription was given to me by a doctor that I never met. Using the CPAP religiously really changed my life and tha… --- ## [Is Breitbart a better news source than Rawstory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-breitbart-a-better-news-source-than-rawstory/848777)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-breitbart-a-better-news-source-than-rawstory/848777 "2020-03-07T13:17:37Z")
A recent thread was about a Hong Kong dog. Two news organizations had similar headlines: Breitbart: “Pet Dog in Hong Kong Tests Positive for Coronavirus” Rawstory: “Hong Kong pets face coronavirus quarantine after dog… --- ## [It’s Friday! – what mundane, pointless – but pleasing – fact have you learned this week?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-s-friday-what-mundane-pointless-but-pleasing-fact-have-you-learned-this-week/849023)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-s-friday-what-mundane-pointless-but-pleasing-fact-have-you-learned-this-week/849023 "2020-03-07T11:24:11Z")
Yeah, it’s almost the weekend, so time to take stock. Here’s something I learned this week, which made me unaccountably happy. I have been earwormed by Brimful of Asha – a 1997 song by Cornershop, which celebrates India… --- ## [Is guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier a sought-after posting or something most want to avoid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-guarding-the-tomb-of-the-unknown-soldier-a-sought-after-posting-or-something-most-want-to-avoid/848464)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-guarding-the-tomb-of-the-unknown-soldier-a-sought-after-posting-or-something-most-want-to-avoid/848464 "2020-03-07T09:06:09Z")
I get that the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a place of honor and highly regarded. In that sense I would suppose those soldiers who get to guard it would consider it a very honorable thing to do (and it is). That said… --- ## [so half of oregon and some of ca wants to become "greater idaho"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-half-of-oregon-and-some-of-ca-wants-to-become-greater-idaho/848221)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-half-of-oregon-and-some-of-ca-wants-to-become-greater-idaho/848221 "2020-03-07T08:48:50Z")
this reminds me of the California idea a while back and I think it will go as far but this is grimly;y humorous MSN what do people actually think about this? --- ## [Advice on starting an online T-shirt business](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-starting-an-online-t-shirt-business/848773)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-starting-an-online-t-shirt-business/848773 "2020-03-07T07:59:34Z")
\*I believe it’s okay to solicit this kind of advice? Apologies if not, but hoping I can get some input. I’m looking to establish a business selling custom T-shirts online. I’ve done some initial research and it seems l… --- ## [Dreams and memories. An odd experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreams-and-memories-an-odd-experience/848760)
**Author:** [@JacobSwan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JacobSwan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreams-and-memories-an-odd-experience/848760 "2020-03-07T06:46:24Z")
This is an odd one and I’m hoping someone else here can share similar experiences. I very rarely remember my dreams, but I have been doing so quite a bit recently. The odd thing is that within these dreams I’ve been re… --- ## [Interviewer question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interviewer-question/848668)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interviewer-question/848668 "2020-03-07T04:37:14Z")
At an interview yesterday, the man asked me if I had any other interviews or applications elsewhere. I’ve never been asked that before. is that a good thing? --- ## [Tail of the dragon road - 318 curves in 11 miles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tail-of-the-dragon-road-318-curves-in-11-miles/848893)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tail-of-the-dragon-road-318-curves-in-11-miles/848893 "2020-03-07T04:18:56Z")
on TN/NC border. My friend was driving and he said he was getting worn out. I asked him why, he did not have power steering. :slight\_smile: This was around 1983. People come from all over the world to ride… --- ## [Boeing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boeing/846547)
**Author:** [@Daylate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daylate)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boeing/846547 "2020-03-07T04:15:06Z")
I’m beginning to get sniffs and whiffs to the effect that there is a non-zero chance that Boeing may not be able to survive their current problems - generated by their dreadful miss-handling of the 737 MAX accidents, bot… --- ## [what to do in Miami on Saturday, July 12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-miami-on-saturday-july-12/848985)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-miami-on-saturday-july-12/848985 "2020-03-07T03:52:13Z")
Seeing a Mets game on Friday, flying back Sunday. The apt is on the north side of the city on the beach. Don’t care about going to any of the hot clubs, if there are any in that region. What are the good restaurants and… --- ## [AIRPLANE! vs. BLAZING SADDLES - Which is the funnier movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-vs-blazing-saddles-which-is-the-funnier-movie/848032)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-vs-blazing-saddles-which-is-the-funnier-movie/848032 "2020-03-07T03:10:39Z")
Sorry Mods - I needed a poll so I placed if here instead of CS. Pretty much what the thread title asks. Between these two movies, and only these two, which is the funnier movie? Yes, I know,other funny movies exist. You… --- ## [The Disintegration of the USSR questions for older Dopers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-disintegration-of-the-ussr-questions-for-older-dopers/848718)
**Author:** [@Kennedy1960](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kennedy1960)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-disintegration-of-the-ussr-questions-for-older-dopers/848718 "2020-03-07T03:05:09Z")
The USSR officially ceased to exist in December 1991. That said, to average Dopers - who weren’t privy to government intelligence info and could only go by what you saw the news - was it obvious or probable to you that … --- ## [Would you get sick breathing Carboniferous air? (V. high O2 content)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-get-sick-breathing-carboniferous-air-v-high-o2-content/848875)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-get-sick-breathing-carboniferous-air-v-high-o2-content/848875 "2020-03-07T02:37:30Z")
Whaddya know, I’ve invented a working time machine. I’d like to go back to the Carboniferous era and see the cool plants. The thing is that at times during that era, the oxygen content of the atmosphere reached 35%, qu… --- ## [Anyone still getting Netflix DVDs/Blu Rays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-getting-netflix-dvds-blu-rays/849013)
**Author:** [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-getting-netflix-dvds-blu-rays/849013 "2020-03-07T02:23:15Z")
Any Netflix subscribers still getting DVDs/Blu Rays in the mail? Due to the greater availability of titles I’ve gotten back to doing mail-order DVDs/Blu Rays. Do you think there’s any future in this service or is it fa… --- ## [Modafinil: the new wonder drug?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modafinil-the-new-wonder-drug/653245)
**Author:** [@DragonAsh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DragonAsh)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2020, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modafinil-the-new-wonder-drug/653245 "2020-03-06T18:47:40Z")
So between a full-time job, two kids under the age of three, and a huge MBA course load, I’ve been pretty much sleep-deprived for the last 7-8 months. I’ve always been able to get by on 6 hours sleep or so, but 4-5 hours… --- ## [Help finding a poem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-a-poem/849019)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-a-poem/849019 "2020-03-07T01:24:40Z")
I once owned a book of famous zen poetry. I could swear I remember one of the haiku’s last lines being “Basho’s left foot”. But googling doesn’t turn up anything. I think my googling sucks. Can someone please assist? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1986) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1988)