# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1993 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1994 --- ## [Some newbie questions about making ice cream](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-newbie-questions-about-making-ice-cream/848798)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-newbie-questions-about-making-ice-cream/848798 "2020-03-03T01:09:18Z")
I purchased a small 1-quart ice cream makera little while back. Best bad decision I’ve ever made. :smiley: I’m a few months in, and could use a few tips. I’m a pretty good home cook, but I am an inveterate recipe followe… --- ## [Amy Klobuchar Presidential Campaign Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-klobuchar-presidential-campaign-thread/847810)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-klobuchar-presidential-campaign-thread/847810 "2020-03-03T00:58:33Z")
Amy Jean Klobuchar (/ˈkloʊbəʃɑːr/; born May 25, 1960) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Minnesota. Previously she seemed to be an also-ran in the Democratic President… --- ## [Waiting for it to Get Light in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waiting-for-it-to-get-light-in-the-mmp/848429)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waiting-for-it-to-get-light-in-the-mmp/848429 "2020-03-03T00:47:45Z")
Happy Moonday! It’s a below freezing 28 degrees outside, the sun is just starting to come up. I woke up too early, damn bladder. The park is open from sunup to sundown, and so we are waiting to leave. The dogs are wh… --- ## [You've been kidnapped! How do you post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-been-kidnapped-how-do-you-post/848644)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-been-kidnapped-how-do-you-post/848644 "2020-03-03T00:42:09Z")
Scenario: You’ve been kidnapped! Your kidnappers are not terribly savvy, but they know that you’re a regular poster on the Dope. They want you to continue posting at the Dope, but obviously you can’t say that you’ve b… --- ## [Afghanistan - what if we had invaded but not occupied?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/afghanistan-what-if-we-had-invaded-but-not-occupied/848706)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/afghanistan-what-if-we-had-invaded-but-not-occupied/848706 "2020-03-03T00:10:44Z")
The U.S. has just signed an agreement with the Taliban to leave Afghanistan after almost 20 years. I have always wondered whether it would have been possible to pursue Al Qaeda in Afghanistan without actually occupying … --- ## [If elected, will Bernie stay a Democrat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-elected-will-bernie-stay-a-democrat/848443)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-elected-will-bernie-stay-a-democrat/848443 "2020-03-03T00:07:48Z")
If we assume Sanders is elected President, will he remain a nominal Democrat or will he return to being an independent. And if your answer is he will stay a Democrat so he has the party support for his re-election in 20… --- ## [Want opinions on computer hardware to get](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-opinions-on-computer-hardware-to-get/848532)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-opinions-on-computer-hardware-to-get/848532 "2020-03-03T00:01:57Z")
It’s time. I need to upgrade my primary computer system, and I welcome advice. The goal – to modernize my primary video editing station. My current unit is about 5 years old, and is showing its age (balding, sleeping … --- ## [January 23 2019: the remarkable rise of Pete Buttigieg](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-23-2019-the-remarkable-rise-of-pete-buttigieg/846861)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2020, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-23-2019-the-remarkable-rise-of-pete-buttigieg/846861 "2020-03-02T23:35:24Z")
One year ago today I woke up in a Washington DC hotel room and saw mentions of a candidate announcement from Pete Buttigieg. I thought it was cute, I knew about Pete from the DNC chair race as well as his coming out stor… --- ## [Anyone remember Graham Kerr?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-graham-kerr/848569)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2020, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-graham-kerr/848569 "2020-03-02T23:06:34Z")
My mom and I used to watch his show, The Galloping Gourmet, all the time. It was from him I first learned the word “roux”, and then he showed how to make one. I made my first one myself that very day! I recently learn… --- ## [Name this 80’s cable tv cooking show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-80-s-cable-tv-cooking-show/848769)
**Author:** [@Saturn\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saturn_Dreams)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2020, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-80-s-cable-tv-cooking-show/848769 "2020-03-02T23:02:22Z")
The thread on Graham Kerr brought back memories of old cooking shows on cable and I wanted to see if anyone can identify this show that I vaguely remember but was one of my favourites. Not so many details but here’s wha… --- ## [Is the problem with wildfires a lack of trained firefighters, or that they can't stop the fires](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-problem-with-wildfires-a-lack-of-trained-firefighters-or-that-they-cant-stop-the-fires/846295)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2020, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-problem-with-wildfires-a-lack-of-trained-firefighters-or-that-they-cant-stop-the-fires/846295 "2020-03-02T22:51:29Z")
I think I read that Australia currently has about 2700 active firefighters fighting the wildfires there. There are also recently fires in the amazon, california and various other places that are going to get worse due t… --- ## [1972: The beginning of the postmodern era](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1972-the-beginning-of-the-postmodern-era/848746)
**Author:** [@Jeb\_2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeb_2026)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2020, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1972-the-beginning-of-the-postmodern-era/848746 "2020-03-02T22:40:09Z")
I’ve been reading about 1972 lately, and I’m shocked by the amount of notable events that occurred that year. It feels like a dividing point between the optimism of the sixties and the disillusionment of the seventies. S… --- ## [30 Rock and Parks and Recreation are the same show.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-and-parks-and-recreation-are-the-same-show/848784)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-and-parks-and-recreation-are-the-same-show/848784 "2020-03-02T22:07:53Z")
I didn’t realize it until just now. A successful 30-40 something woman in a management position. She is quirky but more than competent at her job. She is the eye of the storm, in a storm of craziness that is swirling al… --- ## [When did bad pixels become unacceptable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-bad-pixels-become-unacceptable/848666)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2020, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-bad-pixels-become-unacceptable/848666 "2020-03-02T21:44:01Z")
I remember reading magazine reviews for LCD monitors/laptops in the 1990s where they would often mention that there were 2 or 3 dead or stuck pixels on the display, and it was clear that this was something that the manuf… --- ## [Airtight-ness and "sealed" cars and houses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airtight-ness-and-sealed-cars-and-houses/848772)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airtight-ness-and-sealed-cars-and-houses/848772 "2020-03-02T21:23:46Z")
Say you pack the average house absolutely full of 100% carbon dioxide gas (or any heavy gas), but the doors and windows are typical American homes. How long does it take for, say, half of the nitrogen to seep out the tin… --- ## [What do you think: Full/white/formal church wedding for couple living together 15 years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-full-white-formal-church-wedding-for-couple-living-together-15-years/848617)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2020, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-full-white-formal-church-wedding-for-couple-living-together-15-years/848617 "2020-03-02T21:21:43Z")
What do you think: Full/white/formal church wedding for couple living together 15 years? So there’s a small group of retired women who go out together for lunch after we take a particular exercise class each week. (Yes,… --- ## [32 or 8 anniversary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/32-or-8-anniversary/848700)
**Author:** [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2020, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/32-or-8-anniversary/848700 "2020-03-02T21:11:41Z")
Today is our 32 or 8 th wedding anniversary. Weee we’re off to Italy Monday:eek: --- ## [Why do influenza strains seem to originate in China](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-influenza-strains-seem-to-originate-in-china/848549)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-influenza-strains-seem-to-originate-in-china/848549 "2020-03-02T21:00:04Z")
Why does it seem that influenza strains always seem to originate in China? --- ## [Shrimp & grits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shrimp-grits/848713)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shrimp-grits/848713 "2020-03-02T20:54:01Z")
Mrs. L.A. like shrimp & grits. I’ve only had grits like twice. I tasted her shrimp & grits at a restaurant last month, and I’d like to try making it for her. Recipes please? --- ## [Mollusc ID help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mollusc-id-help/848813)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2020, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mollusc-id-help/848813 "2020-03-02T20:47:51Z")
I was poking around in some “tide pools” in Florida (or what passes for tide pools in Boca Raton, anyway) and there were a bunch of interesting… sea snails? Some sort of shellfish. They were olive green, but with bright … --- ## [Seriously, people. STOP PUTTING CRAP INTO GRAPHENE.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-stop-putting-crap-into-graphene/848819)
**Author:** [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2020, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-stop-putting-crap-into-graphene/848819 "2020-03-02T20:24:15Z")
Came across this article. First of all, it has the best title of a scholarly paper ever. But the real beauty is that the use of the word “crap” is not just a rhetorical flourish. If I’m reading the introduction correc… --- ## [Foods and beverages you didn't used to like but now do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-and-beverages-you-didnt-used-to-like-but-now-do/848574)
**Author:** [@RollOutTheBarrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RollOutTheBarrel)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-and-beverages-you-didnt-used-to-like-but-now-do/848574 "2020-03-02T20:12:22Z")
The thread for people who hate coffee got me thinking about how I used to hate the smell of coffee. Then one day when I was around 20, I suddenly noticed that I had started to like the smell of coffee so I decided to try… --- ## [Who will win the Presidency in 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-win-the-presidency-in-2020/848820)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-win-the-presidency-in-2020/848820 "2020-03-02T20:00:29Z")
Not who you WANT to win but who you think will be the actual victor in 2020? I think Trump will win. Assuming it is now Biden vs. Sanders for the Democratic nod, the Dems will make the same mistake that they made in 20… --- ## [Childhood Nightlights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-nightlights/848720)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-nightlights/848720 "2020-03-02T19:28:10Z")
Did you have a nightlight as a kid? If so, do you remember what it looked like? Mine was a classic yelllow1960’s smiley face. --- ## [To hell with taco trucks on every corner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-hell-with-taco-trucks-on-every-corner/848564)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-hell-with-taco-trucks-on-every-corner/848564 "2020-03-02T18:56:01Z")
Tweets Little Marco: "To recap tonight’s Democratic debate. If they are elected you will get govt controlled internet, energy, schools and health care. And as a bonus, reefer for everyone!" Can’t we have reefer and ta… --- ## [Multiple deaths in shooting at Molson Coors in Milwaukee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-deaths-in-shooting-at-molson-coors-in-milwaukee/848585)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-deaths-in-shooting-at-molson-coors-in-milwaukee/848585 "2020-03-02T18:53:49Z")
No numbers yet, tho. --- ## [Do You Have to Think Jesus is Real to be a Christian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-to-think-jesus-is-real-to-be-a-christian/848312)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2020, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-to-think-jesus-is-real-to-be-a-christian/848312 "2020-02-29T04:35:46Z")
This discussion concerns a totally hypothetical person, Mr. X. Suppose Mr. X thinks\* that the character of Jesus in the New Testament is a myth or legend that may or may not have been based on one or more actual persons… --- ## [Skyrim: Legendary Edition - Having problem adopting kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skyrim-legendary-edition-having-problem-adopting-kids/848756)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2020, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skyrim-legendary-edition-having-problem-adopting-kids/848756 "2020-03-02T17:34:03Z")
My sister has Skyrim: Legendary Edition for XBox 360, and she’s been finding it impossible to adopt children. Her character is married, and has two houses. She’s also not been getting access to building supplies; it’s … --- ## [Text and phone messages real estate inquiry. Scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-and-phone-messages-real-estate-inquiry-scam/848634)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2020, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-and-phone-messages-real-estate-inquiry-scam/848634 "2020-03-02T17:21:48Z")
I got a text message today: “Hi, Peter. My name is Gill and I am interested in purchasing your home at \*\*\* South \*\*\* Street. Have you considered selling the property?” What threw me isn’t so much that this person knew … --- ## [What should the DNC do in this scenario?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-the-dnc-do-in-this-scenario/848623)
**Author:** [@Sterling\_Archer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterling_Archer)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-the-dnc-do-in-this-scenario/848623 "2020-03-02T16:59:30Z")
It looks like we may be headed for a contested convention. Let’s say we get to the end of the primary season and the delegate numbers look like this: 40% Bernie 22% Biden 20% Warren Bloomberg, Pete, and Amy sharing t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1992) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1994)