# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=357 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 358 --- ## [Move to Cash? {Keep Politics out of this one}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-to-cash-keep-politics-out-of-this-one/1013713)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-to-cash-keep-politics-out-of-this-one/1013713 "2025-03-11T10:08:22Z")
So you’ve probably all seen the tariffs, and noticed that the announcement immediately turned a positive day for markets into a negative one. I am, of course, worried that Trump’s actions will lead to a sell-off in mark… --- ## [Garage door froze shut, garage door opener didn't like it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garage-door-froze-shut-garage-door-opener-didnt-like-it/1015272)
**Author:** [@Mortimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mortimus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garage-door-froze-shut-garage-door-opener-didnt-like-it/1015272 "2025-03-11T06:07:08Z")
I discovered that my garage door was iced shut when I tried using my Genie “POWERLIFT 900” Model 2562 screw drive door opener. I assumed the awful sound I heard was that of the screw drive devouring the threads on the c… --- ## [Turkeys are in trouble from a Virus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkeys-are-in-trouble-from-a-virus/1015345)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkeys-are-in-trouble-from-a-virus/1015345 "2025-03-11T05:01:20Z")
We are keeping a close eye on an avian respiratory virus that is taking a toll on turkey producers across the country. It is called avian metapneumovirus, or AMPV, and it was first discovered in 2023. It has resulted … --- ## [Do you need a permit to project light/images onto buildings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-need-a-permit-to-project-light-images-onto-buildings/1014840)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-need-a-permit-to-project-light-images-onto-buildings/1014840 "2025-03-11T04:57:28Z")
This week, CBS Sunday Morning ran a story about holocaust survivors having their pictures taken and projected onto buildings in New York City. It was mentioned that they didn’t have any kind of permit to do so. Which l… --- ## [Is "Murc's Law" real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-murcs-law-real/1014974)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-murcs-law-real/1014974 "2025-03-11T04:53:18Z")
Mentioned here: You’ve Probably Never Heard of “Murc’s Law”, But You’ve Seen It in Action Lots of Times | Whereof One Can Speak :ukraine: “Murc’s Law is “the widespread assumption that only Democrats have any agency or… --- ## [Can Blu-Ray Players also play regular DVD's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-blu-ray-players-also-play-regular-dvds/1013207)
**Author:** [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-blu-ray-players-also-play-regular-dvds/1013207 "2025-03-11T04:14:51Z")
Can Blu-Ray players also play regular DVD’s or must I have a separate device for both types? --- ## [How to drink ginger beer without sneezing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-drink-ginger-beer-without-sneezing/1015347)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-drink-ginger-beer-without-sneezing/1015347 "2025-03-11T03:08:46Z")
I love ginger ale and beer but sometimes when I go to take a gulp from the bottle it just explodes in my mouth. I can’t control it and I spew all over. I have determined that it is the concentrated carbon dioxide in the … --- ## [538 is No Longer a Credible Source](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/538-is-no-longer-a-credible-source/1004449)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/538-is-no-longer-a-credible-source/1004449 "2025-03-11T03:06:07Z")
GEEK FIGHT!! Nate Silver just dropped a blog post eviscerating the 538 election model, which currently shows the election as a tossup. For those of you who don’t know, Nate Silver was the founder of 538 and devised the… --- ## [SOTU ~ Your unvarnished responses here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sotu-your-unvarnished-responses-here/1015144)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sotu-your-unvarnished-responses-here/1015144 "2025-03-11T01:08:46Z")
The damn republicans in both houses of congress are scum. Felon47 just slithered in to deliver (yeah, right) the SOTU. And instead of a normal round of applause for their idol, they started doing that rally clap (what is… --- ## [Trump attacks law firm that represented political opponents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-attacks-law-firm-that-represented-political-opponents/1015262)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-attacks-law-firm-that-represented-political-opponents/1015262 "2025-03-10T23:51:23Z")
The latest from the fascist President: use the power of the federal government to attack a law firm that dared to challenge him. (The article says that Trump « takes a dark turn ». The author must not have been payin… --- ## [Aw, I didn't know you cared!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-i-didnt-know-you-cared/1015335)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-i-didnt-know-you-cared/1015335 "2025-03-10T23:30:40Z")
Our internet went out Friday around 1 pm. This was in the middle of a terribly gusty day, so we figured that was the cause somehow – like a broken branch took out a wire or something – and simply waited. (Suffering! O… --- ## [Fire on an ammonia-rich planet or moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-on-an-ammonia-rich-planet-or-moon/1015329)
**Author:** [@eburacum45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eburacum45)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-on-an-ammonia-rich-planet-or-moon/1015329 "2025-03-10T23:00:13Z")
Here’s a question I haven’t really got an answer for; imagine a planet with an atmosphere rich in ammonia rather than oxygen, and maybe some other non-reactive gases like nitrogen, argon and possibly carbon dioxide. Prob… --- ## [What does "at increased risk" mean in this case?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-at-increased-risk-mean-in-this-case/1015338)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-at-increased-risk-mean-in-this-case/1015338 "2025-03-10T22:57:38Z")
I just got a text from CVS. It reads: CVS Pharmacy: Hi \[kaylasdad99\] an RSV vaccine is recommended by the CDC for adults 60-74 at increased risk for severe RSV. Schedule yours here (then it gives a link that I won’t be … --- ## [Julia Child, olive pits, cherry pits, redux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-child-olive-pits-cherry-pits-redux/1014962)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-child-olive-pits-cherry-pits-redux/1014962 "2025-03-10T21:50:02Z")
Back in 2004 I mentioned this skit in response to another post, but I think it merits its own post. In particular: to determine where the hell I saw it. I watched a lot of late night weekend comedy in the late 1970s and… --- ## [The Fani Willis affair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fani-willis-affair/998067)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fani-willis-affair/998067 "2025-03-10T20:59:44Z")
The trump team makes a fuss about her relationship with a coworker. What I don’t understand is why they aren’t compelled to explain what harm that could possibly do to trump. If the guy is unqualified, or distracted by t… --- ## [401k question: How to minimize risk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/401k-question-how-to-minimize-risk/1015210)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/401k-question-how-to-minimize-risk/1015210 "2025-03-10T20:08:21Z")
I just started a new job, and am offered the chance to put some money into a 401k with an employer match. This is my first time ever putting anything into a 401k. This is being administered through a service called “Gui… --- ## [Favorite meal prep lunches to bring to work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-meal-prep-lunches-to-bring-to-work/1015254)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-meal-prep-lunches-to-bring-to-work/1015254 "2025-03-10T19:36:34Z")
I started a new job this week, and am in the office every day. It’s pretty inconvenient to leave, so most of the time I need to bring lunch with me. This weekend I cooked a few chicken breasts and made a pasta salad wit… --- ## [Incredibly specific question cap gains on sale of house due to divorce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incredibly-specific-question-cap-gains-on-sale-of-house-due-to-divorce/1015395)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incredibly-specific-question-cap-gains-on-sale-of-house-due-to-divorce/1015395 "2025-03-10T18:57:09Z")
Putting in IMHO because it’ll probably get moved here anyway. Case 1: A married couple sells their home. They pass both the ownership and usage tests, so they qualify for the $500k capital gains exclusion. Their realize… --- ## [Recommend a fitness/smart watch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-fitness-smart-watch/1015315)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-fitness-smart-watch/1015315 "2025-03-10T18:50:20Z")
I’m interested in maybe getting one of these, but not interested in paying Apple prices. Basically, I don’t care about features like GPS or linking to other devices. I like the idea of O2 readings, heart rate, calorie bu… --- ## [(Old) Mad March Hares in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-mad-march-hares-in-the-mmp/1015068)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 323\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-mad-march-hares-in-the-mmp/1015068 "2025-03-10T16:54:02Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s currently 5c/41f with a predicted high of 11c/ 52f and mostly sunny. Weather app says “It’s clear and fucking sunny. I promise, none of this fucking matters. In fact, nothing fucking matters.” … --- ## [I can't deal with transgender anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-deal-with-transgender-anymore/1002937)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 391\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-deal-with-transgender-anymore/1002937 "2025-03-10T16:45:37Z")
\[Was considering making this a Pit thread. I eventually cooled off, but this concerns me a lot and I won’t remain silent on it.\] There’s a tenant at the place I work who always wears a dress and makeup and has a slightl… --- ## [Is there a way to look up a book review from the mid-1980s with very limited information?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-look-up-a-book-review-from-the-mid-1980s-with-very-limited-information/1015311)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-look-up-a-book-review-from-the-mid-1980s-with-very-limited-information/1015311 "2025-03-10T16:01:45Z")
I’m in an odd spot. I just read in a book by an author who died since the book was published (so no way to contact him—the book was Hype and Glory by William Goldman) where he mentioned in passing that “a famous Hollywoo… --- ## [A theory I saw about how COVID may have escaped from the Wuhan lab](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-theory-i-saw-about-how-covid-may-have-escaped-from-the-wuhan-lab/933082)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 614\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-theory-i-saw-about-how-covid-may-have-escaped-from-the-wuhan-lab/933082 "2025-03-10T15:20:52Z")
I’m not saying I believe COVID was made in a lab, although we do all know that it was being researched in and around Wuhan and this is a not-unlikely IMNSHO theory as to how the virus may have escaped. Here goes. This … --- ## [Young men and relationships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-men-and-relationships/1014156)
**Author:** [@Sooner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sooner)\ **Replies:** 541\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-men-and-relationships/1014156 "2025-03-10T12:41:50Z")
Small bit of an Atlantic article. Is this the reason, so many white men have seemly gone insane? ‘Women have historically relied on men to act as insurance policies—against the threat of violence, the risk of poverty. … --- ## [What ought "disaster relief" pay for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ought-disaster-relief-pay-for/1014886)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ought-disaster-relief-pay-for/1014886 "2025-03-10T11:58:19Z")
In the California Wildfire thread, someone posted to this article saying California s requesting $40 billion in recovery funding. The article says: The aid would go toward “immediate and long-term recovery work needed … --- ## ["Liked this" appearing when you click the 3 dots to flag a post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liked-this-appearing-when-you-click-the-3-dots-to-flag-a-post/1015109)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liked-this-appearing-when-you-click-the-3-dots-to-flag-a-post/1015109 "2025-03-10T11:20:24Z")
I just flagged a post as it was in the wrong category… when i clicked the 3 dots button to enable the flag button, i saw the message “Liked this” appear at the bottom of the post. What’s that all about ? (I didn’t par… --- ## [Are there academic subjects that can be studied successfully by relying mainly on rote memory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-academic-subjects-that-can-be-studied-successfully-by-relying-mainly-on-rote-memory/666012)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-academic-subjects-that-can-be-studied-successfully-by-relying-mainly-on-rote-memory/666012 "2025-03-10T10:10:08Z")
Usually, the advice given to students by their professors and teachers is to truly understand an academic subject instead of just “mindlessly” learning by heart formulas, definitions, time tables etc. But I wonder if th… --- ## [Help! I'm suddenly in my first comic book sale... tomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-im-suddenly-in-my-first-comic-book-sale-tomorrow/1015252)
**Author:** [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-im-suddenly-in-my-first-comic-book-sale-tomorrow/1015252 "2025-03-10T03:56:27Z")
I’ve been decluttering, and 90% of my earthly possessions are comics. So I sold a stack of Spider-Mans to a local guy (I was stunned when he offered me over $50 each). Well, that was easy (as opposed to grading, pricin… --- ## [Bob\_Blaylock 30 Day Suspension for Attacking Other Posters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-blaylock-30-day-suspension-for-attacking-other-posters/1015364)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-blaylock-30-day-suspension-for-attacking-other-posters/1015364 "2025-03-10T01:11:57Z")
After discussion in the mod loop, we have decided to suspend Bob\_Blaylock for 30 days for continuing to make personal attacks on other posters. He has been formally warned to stop doing this on numerous occasions. We h… --- ## [Anyone done a domestic to international connection at JFK recently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-done-a-domestic-to-international-connection-at-jfk-recently/1015336)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-done-a-domestic-to-international-connection-at-jfk-recently/1015336 "2025-03-10T00:05:13Z")
I don’t love the idea of flying from O’Hare to JFK on Delta to connect to a Virgin Atlantic flight, but I really do like Virgin Atlantic for transatlantic flights. Flight is ORD to JFK to MAN and then the reverse. How… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=356) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=358)