# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=359&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 360 --- ## [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… --- ## [Martha Raye's comment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martha-rayes-comment/1015308)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2025, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martha-rayes-comment/1015308 "2025-03-09T23:52:58Z")
Reference in a Wapo article says that Martha Raye made an “unprintable” comment upon first seeing a Ford Edsel. I can’t find any reference to it but I’m curious. Anybody know? --- ## [Three days in Astoria, OR](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-days-in-astoria-or/1015093)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2025, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-days-in-astoria-or/1015093 "2025-03-09T22:15:40Z")
This Friday, I’m taking the bus (it’s a 7-hour trip, but it’s free) from Olympia to Astoria, OR, to see a local comedian who’s filming a special for Amazon there. The show is Saturday night, but since the bus routes I ne… --- ## [How long until this new world gets connected to the internet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-until-this-new-world-gets-connected-to-the-internet/818158)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-until-this-new-world-gets-connected-to-the-internet/818158 "2025-03-09T20:46:54Z")
So I was walking through the woods one day and I noticed a shimmering light coming from a cave. I won’t bore you with the details but it turned out to be a portal to an alternate time line of earth. I know: so random! T… --- ## [Do you look forward to Lenten fish dinners even if you are not Catholic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-forward-to-lenten-fish-dinners-even-if-you-are-not-catholic/1015300)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-forward-to-lenten-fish-dinners-even-if-you-are-not-catholic/1015300 "2025-03-09T20:46:47Z")
Here in NE Ohio there are lots of churches, ethnic halls, etc that feature Lake Erie perch or walleye dinners. They have been doing it so long they have the process running like clockwork. I tried a local Catholic churc… --- ## [Have you ever wonder what an Ostrich keeps in its stomach? LINK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-wonder-what-an-ostrich-keeps-in-its-stomach-link/1015260)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2025, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-wonder-what-an-ostrich-keeps-in-its-stomach-link/1015260 "2025-03-09T20:40:05Z")
Ostriches, like chickens, have gizzards–a digestive organ that grinds up food. To make it work, birds swallow stones. Among other things. And it’s a list. {LINK} --- ## [Could a state make voting compulsory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-state-make-voting-compulsory/1015139)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-state-make-voting-compulsory/1015139 "2025-03-09T20:29:07Z")
In the United States could an individual state (or territory) make voting compulsory like it is in Australia or Brazil? Assume there’s a provision for conscientious objection that’s gets automatically approved and the pe… --- ## [Why do many bodybuilders use anabolic steroids instead of actual testosterone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-many-bodybuilders-use-anabolic-steroids-instead-of-actual-testosterone/1015349)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-many-bodybuilders-use-anabolic-steroids-instead-of-actual-testosterone/1015349 "2025-03-09T20:29:00Z")
From what I understand there are many different kinds of anabolic steroids, and I am told that they have different effects in terms of bulking vs cutting and different side effects like pimples, aggression etc. But ulti… --- ## [How does one assess who is winning on a Go board (the game Go)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-assess-who-is-winning-on-a-go-board-the-game-go/1015331)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2025, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-assess-who-is-winning-on-a-go-board-the-game-go/1015331 "2025-03-09T17:03:40Z")
I was watching a YouTube video about AlphaGo…the AI computer that beat the best Go player in the world (at that time…maybe still…dunno). And I see something like this: Ho… --- ## [Spineless, gutless, Democrats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spineless-gutless-democrats/1015312)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spineless-gutless-democrats/1015312 "2025-03-09T15:51:23Z")
I am so disgusted that 9 Democrats voted to censure Representative Al Green. He did what they all ahould do all. The. Damn. Time. They need to quit hiding behind decorum, and civility. Those things are useless in the pre… --- ## [Best I'm-gonna-die-and-I-know-it moment and/or words in movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-im-gonna-die-and-i-know-it-moment-and-or-words-in-movies/1015251)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2025, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-im-gonna-die-and-i-know-it-moment-and-or-words-in-movies/1015251 "2025-03-09T15:27:47Z")
Saw a similar thread at another site and had to see what you guys come up with. Also not sure if we should try to guess or just tell. Not telling is only fun if people can guess. I think mine are easy enough. Oh wait, th… --- ## [How do I find a small backpack for cycling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-a-small-backpack-for-cycling/1015233)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2025, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-a-small-backpack-for-cycling/1015233 "2025-03-09T15:24:38Z")
Spring is near and I am eager to go riding. I want a backpack to carry a few items (bike lock, tire repair, first aid). Nothing much. But, when I search Amazon for “reflective bike backpack small” I get results like t… --- ## [Lab results are back, what should I ask my doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lab-results-are-back-what-should-i-ask-my-doctor/1015318)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lab-results-are-back-what-should-i-ask-my-doctor/1015318 "2025-03-09T13:13:10Z")
Went to my doctor for an annual physical, had some tests done, lab results are back. My numbers are all more or less right smack in the center of the range of values given except for two. Hemacrit was a tiny bit high, … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=358&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=360&state=tracking)