# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1990 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1991 --- ## [Anybody watching "Shrill" on Hulu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watching-shrill-on-hulu/848950)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2020, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watching-shrill-on-hulu/848950 "2020-03-05T17:25:44Z")
If there is a previous thread I missed while searching, please link it and we can post there instead and let this thread die. Meanwhile… “Shrill” is pretty cool. It stars Aidy Bryant as Ann Easton, fat female journalis… --- ## [How do your parents and in-laws get along?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-your-parents-and-in-laws-get-along/848847)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-your-parents-and-in-laws-get-along/848847 "2020-03-05T15:38:04Z")
Have you parents ever met your in-laws? Before or after your marriage? Are they cordial, or chilly? My first wife’s mother and my mom met at the wedding, and their contact and friendship lasted decades longer than the… --- ## [How much sugar is bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sugar-is-bad/848763)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sugar-is-bad/848763 "2020-03-03T17:27:32Z")
I heard time many times in the past, and I recently saw some videos about it. The most recent one is: Sugar is Not a Treat | Jody Stanislaw | TEDxSunValley Sugar is Not a Treat | Jody Stanislaw | TEDxSunValley - YouTube … --- ## [Has Bernie Sanders been honest about his vision for achieving Democratic Socialism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-bernie-sanders-been-honest-about-his-vision-for-achieving-democratic-socialism/848814)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2020, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-bernie-sanders-been-honest-about-his-vision-for-achieving-democratic-socialism/848814 "2020-03-05T15:11:54Z")
Bernie has been consistent for many years on his message about achieving a Nordic/Canadian style democratic socialism in the US. He has studied both systems extensively, of this I am sure. I believe he has a deep & tho… --- ## [How much would it cost to damn well fix this board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-it-cost-to-damn-well-fix-this-board/848331)
**Author:** [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2020, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-it-cost-to-damn-well-fix-this-board/848331 "2020-03-05T15:11:32Z")
And can we start some sort of a collection? I’m of course happy to pitch in, in case that was not clear. --- ## [Who do you think WILL win the presidency in 2020?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-think-will-win-the-presidency-in-2020/848817)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-think-will-win-the-presidency-in-2020/848817 "2020-03-05T13:42:02Z")
Stupid 50X error crashed the thread so I couldn’t add the poll so I’ll be redoing it. Mods please close --- ## [Political poetry contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-poetry-contest/821067)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2020, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-poetry-contest/821067 "2020-03-05T11:48:50Z")
I hope Dopers will contribute poems lamenting or celebrating present political situations. We’ll vote to pick the best one. If you want your submission to be anonymous, send it to me via PM and I will repost it here. I … --- ## [A mandated "license to have kids," what should be on the test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mandated-license-to-have-kids-what-should-be-on-the-test/848501)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2020, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mandated-license-to-have-kids-what-should-be-on-the-test/848501 "2020-03-05T11:46:47Z")
Every now and then, when news breaks of another kid being left in a hot car and dying, there will be comments to the effect of “There ought to be a licensing test that people be required to pass before they can be allowe… --- ## [Anthony J Crowley in Good Omens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-j-crowley-in-good-omens/848839)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2020, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-j-crowley-in-good-omens/848839 "2020-03-05T10:06:47Z")
When Crowley speaks, how would you characterize David Tennant’s accent? --- ## [Dark humor and the coronavirus. How inappropriate would this be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-humor-and-the-coronavirus-how-inappropriate-would-this-be/848944)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2020, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-humor-and-the-coronavirus-how-inappropriate-would-this-be/848944 "2020-03-05T08:21:05Z")
We’re having a meeting next week at work to discuss the latest on the coronavirus pandemic. Mention was jokingly made of making t-shirts, things such as coronavirus response team, etc. I then got to thinking of t-shirt… --- ## [What's the joke here? (Question about the TV show Mom)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-joke-here-question-about-the-tv-show-mom/848475)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2020, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-joke-here-question-about-the-tv-show-mom/848475 "2020-03-05T07:46:12Z")
I don’t watch the show Mom regularly-- albeit, I have been, recently, mostly, since Kristen Johnston joined the cast. But it’s a show I catch a lot in reruns, because it’s on a lot, and really pretty funny. I mention th… --- ## [Genesis doing a tour later this year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genesis-doing-a-tour-later-this-year/848937)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2020, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genesis-doing-a-tour-later-this-year/848937 "2020-03-05T03:35:07Z")
No Gabriel or Hackett , only 10 shows in UK for now. As the article says it doesn’t make a lot of sense to do just 10 shows. --- ## [South American breakfast meat dish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-american-breakfast-meat-dish/847854)
**Author:** [@Arkcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arkcon)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-american-breakfast-meat-dish/847854 "2020-03-05T02:54:12Z")
I’m looking for the name of a South American breakfast specialty, that I had once, and I can’t find from its description by Googling. As best I can remember, its meat – either pork or possibly beef, cut into slices and … --- ## [Flavor Flav kicked out of legendary hip-hop group Public Enemy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flavor-flav-kicked-out-of-legendary-hip-hop-group-public-enemy/848795)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2020, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flavor-flav-kicked-out-of-legendary-hip-hop-group-public-enemy/848795 "2020-03-05T02:29:18Z")
Story here Just when you thought this Presidential campaign could not get any more surreal: --- ## [The digits of Pi :: playing pool??; Quantum search ????](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-digits-of-pi-playing-pool-quantum-search/848854)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2020, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-digits-of-pi-playing-pool-quantum-search/848854 "2020-03-05T01:59:45Z")
We’ve had a lot of threads about the digits of pi. Do we have room for yet another one? Everybody knows you can calculate pi by dropping toothpicks on wood-planked floor, but I stumbled across webpages describing anoth… --- ## [On what foods should one NOT use hot sauce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-foods-should-one-not-use-hot-sauce/848721)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2020, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-foods-should-one-not-use-hot-sauce/848721 "2020-03-05T01:30:59Z")
Inspired by this thread, which asks what food to use hot sauce on . . . I should state from the start, that I find using the sweet hot sauces, such as Toad Sweat and others, on ice cream, cheesecake and other desserts t… --- ## [Just wearing gloves as a protection against viruses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-wearing-gloves-as-a-protection-against-viruses/848904)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2020, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-wearing-gloves-as-a-protection-against-viruses/848904 "2020-03-05T00:46:36Z")
My great-grandmother died when I was around eight years old. I don’t really have a clear memory of her, but one thing I do remember is that she ALWAYS wore white cotton gloves when she was out in public. Not when she wa… --- ## [How do “The Office” writers justify Dwight being the top salesman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-office-writers-justify-dwight-being-the-top-salesman/437410)
**Author:** [@Baraqiyal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baraqiyal)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2020, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-office-writers-justify-dwight-being-the-top-salesman/437410 "2020-03-05T00:16:33Z")
Let’s face it, Dwight is a complete dweeb. He has virtually no people skills, and at times seems seems mentally ill (e.g., believing his computer has become sentient, killing his neighbor’s dog believing it is a werewolf… --- ## [Early voting when a candidate drops out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-voting-when-a-candidate-drops-out/848803)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-voting-when-a-candidate-drops-out/848803 "2020-03-04T22:53:57Z")
So Steyer and Buttigieg have dropped out of the rece for the Democratic nomination for President just before Super Tuesday. But many of the states voting on Tuesday, including California where I am, have early voting. … --- ## [Reaper, Grimm Reaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reaper-grimm-reaper/76503)
**Author:** [@Hippy144](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy144)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reaper-grimm-reaper/76503 "2020-03-04T22:32:49Z")
So what religion does the Grimm Reaper belong to? I heard he might be from German Mythology, but I haven’t been able to find anything conclueding that. And even if he is from German Mythology, why is it so common in cart… --- ## [And now, Chris Matthews of MSNBC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-chris-matthews-of-msnbc/848754)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-chris-matthews-of-msnbc/848754 "2020-03-04T22:07:46Z")
He’s always been an annoying Foghorn Leghorn, loudmouth schnook, who kept talking over his guests. But he seems to have crossed some lines he ought not have crossed: That’s Hardball for you, Chris. Looks like game ov… --- ## [Cenk Uygur is running for CA-25](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cenk-uygur-is-running-for-ca-25/844797)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cenk-uygur-is-running-for-ca-25/844797 "2020-03-04T21:37:41Z")
Cenk Uygur, from the Young Turks, has announced his candidacy for CA-25, recently vacated by the resignation of Katie Hill. Uygur has made disgusting remarks about women in the past, including saying they are flawed ge… --- ## [Why is there no vaccine for the common cold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-no-vaccine-for-the-common-cold/848890)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-no-vaccine-for-the-common-cold/848890 "2020-03-04T21:28:24Z")
This is a “humorous” quip I sometimes see people making on social media: “Scientists have managed to eliminate smallpox, so why can’t they come up with a vaccine for the common cold?” I have always assumed the reason w… --- ## [Coax/ethernet wiring question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coax-ethernet-wiring-question/848926)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coax-ethernet-wiring-question/848926 "2020-03-04T21:16:31Z")
The service comes into the basement with a coax to the ISP’s modem. The modem is in bridge mode and sends the signal upstairs to my router via Cat 5. The router provides 3 hard-wired internet connections as well as wirel… --- ## [How do I replace a neighbor's fence with my own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-replace-a-neighbors-fence-with-my-own/848889)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-replace-a-neighbors-fence-with-my-own/848889 "2020-03-04T20:50:48Z")
Behind my place is a dilapidated fence. I’m pretty sure it’s my neighbors because the fence posts are on their side. I have a feeling they will not repair it on their own and are probably not in the position to financi… --- ## [Why can't we balance the budget by simply limiting its growth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-balance-the-budget-by-simply-limiting-its-growth/847999)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-balance-the-budget-by-simply-limiting-its-growth/847999 "2020-03-04T20:23:58Z")
I know that 1995 called and wants its GOP argument back. But it seems very sensible and I hope we can have this debate without too much partisan sniping. So I am looking at these numbers: Historical Tables - OMB - The… --- ## [Have you ever called 911 (or 999 or whatever)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-called-911-or-999-or-whatever/848727)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-called-911-or-999-or-whatever/848727 "2020-03-04T20:08:56Z")
Just curious how many people here have ever called their local emergency number (911 in the US). If you have, feel free to share the reason if you’d like. I haven’t ever called it. Neither has my wife, or anyone in my… --- ## [What do you feed your dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-feed-your-dog/848708)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-feed-your-dog/848708 "2020-03-04T19:32:01Z")
I know a lot about nutrition, and never felt “fresh” or pricy premium pet food was worth the money. Not because pet nutrition is not important to me. More because I cook fairly healthy food and give a portion of it to … --- ## [Is there a legal document to cut a relative from any decisions/benefits from your life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-legal-document-to-cut-a-relative-from-any-decisions-benefits-from-your-life/848790)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-legal-document-to-cut-a-relative-from-any-decisions-benefits-from-your-life/848790 "2020-03-04T19:19:22Z")
There are many places in the legal system where a relative may be involved with your life unless you have specified who you want to act in that role. For example, if you don’t have a will, then the state has guidelines … --- ## [Who wants some Gif peanut butter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-some-gif-peanut-butter/848527)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2020, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-some-gif-peanut-butter/848527 "2020-03-04T18:39:02Z")
A certain company attempts to clear up confusion, but an animated debate is likely. Next up, a clarification from Spam? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1989) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1991)