# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=364 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 365 --- ## [Judge in Mississippi violating First Amendment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-in-mississippi-violating-first-amendment/1014575)
**Author:** [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-in-mississippi-violating-first-amendment/1014575 "2025-02-27T23:12:35Z")
Another violation of the First Amendment and the principal of “Prior Restraint”? A Mississippi judge orders a local newspaper to remove an editorial criticizing the city: The city sued the publishers of the Clarksdale … --- ## [Eye floaters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-floaters/1014737)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-floaters/1014737 "2025-02-27T21:40:04Z")
A couple of days ago I woke up with two prominent floaters in my left eye. Now I have had floaters before but these were frightening. Completely black, not just a shadow. Very thick. They looked like tufts of black yarn … --- ## [Trump was recruited as Russian spy codenamed "Krasnov" in 1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-was-recruited-as-russian-spy-codenamed-krasnov-in-1987/1014697)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-was-recruited-as-russian-spy-codenamed-krasnov-in-1987/1014697 "2025-02-27T21:24:10Z")
A former KGB officer claims that Trump was recruited as a Russian spy in 1987 during his visit to the Soviet Union. His code name was “Krasnov.” --- ## [Senator Tina Smith calls Musk "a dick"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-tina-smith-calls-musk-a-dick/1014739)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-tina-smith-calls-musk-a-dick/1014739 "2025-02-27T20:40:32Z")
Tina Smith (D-MN) is leaving the senate at the end of her term, so has nothing to lose. Referencing Musk’s requiring employees to justify their exisence, Sen. Smith, who is normally outspoken has nothing to lose. To quot… --- ## [Things Have Changed Around Here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-have-changed-around-here/1014760)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-have-changed-around-here/1014760 "2025-02-27T18:28:44Z")
From an old thread about how different people read the Dope, I once posted this: When was the last time you opened the SDMB and had 16 pages of new posts to examine? --- ## [ACES "pumpkin" suit worn by shuttle astronauts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aces-pumpkin-suit-worn-by-shuttle-astronauts/1014733)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aces-pumpkin-suit-worn-by-shuttle-astronauts/1014733 "2025-02-27T17:41:29Z")
During ascent and descent, space shuttle astronauts wore the classic orange ACES pressure suit: In this picture: What is the nylon strap going from crotch to neck for, … --- ## [Squeegee kids in Denver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeegee-kids-in-denver/1014838)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeegee-kids-in-denver/1014838 "2025-02-27T17:38:15Z")
If you live in or around Denver, you’ve noticed that in the past year and a half the proliferation of squeegee kids (young men mainly, that hang around major intersections and when cars are stopped at the lights they app… --- ## [So how do I clean a cast iron pan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-i-clean-a-cast-iron-pan/1014650)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-i-clean-a-cast-iron-pan/1014650 "2025-02-27T17:21:35Z")
I somehow ended up with a little cast-iron frying pan. So, how do I clean it, without attracting the rage of people from Kentucky? --- ## [How do i get an app to appear on my android screen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-an-app-to-appear-on-my-android-screen/1014847)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-an-app-to-appear-on-my-android-screen/1014847 "2025-02-27T15:52:48Z")
I installed an app for my new Doorbell camera. It installs well, but doesnt appear on my user screen. So i goto setting and find it there in my apps, but there is no way to put it on my screen from there. Any ideas? --- ## [Carbon dating - is this available for mere mortals, or even what I need to date an old building?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carbon-dating-is-this-available-for-mere-mortals-or-even-what-i-need-to-date-an-old-building/1014832)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carbon-dating-is-this-available-for-mere-mortals-or-even-what-i-need-to-date-an-old-building/1014832 "2025-02-27T15:23:18Z")
I live in an old (Georgian) house, with a ‘coach house’ in the garden (that’s what it’s called in the deeds, but for all anyone knows, it could have started life as a farmyard barn). I suspect there’s been buildings on t… --- ## [What could human hair be used for commercially?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-human-hair-be-used-for-commercially/995772)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-human-hair-be-used-for-commercially/995772 "2025-02-27T11:59:18Z")
For context: I was listening to a podcast about a Canadian movie called The Peanut Butter Solution. A kid gets scared and loses his hair, but friendly ghosts give him a solution. However, it works wrongly and his hair st… --- ## [Reacher - the full-sized version is a vast improvement {Season 2, 1st 3 episodes available 2023-12-15}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reacher-the-full-sized-version-is-a-vast-improvement-season-2-1st-3-episodes-available-2023-12-15/958978)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reacher-the-full-sized-version-is-a-vast-improvement-season-2-1st-3-episodes-available-2023-12-15/958978 "2025-02-27T03:04:42Z")
The new TV show Reacher came out on Amazon yesterday. My wife and I binged 5 eps yesterday. I’m a longtime fan of the books, and I found it quite enjoyable. Haven’t read Killing Floor in some time, but much of it capt… --- ## [Time conversion from stove simmer to Instant Pot question - need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-conversion-from-stove-simmer-to-instant-pot-question-need-answer-fast/1014509)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-conversion-from-stove-simmer-to-instant-pot-question-need-answer-fast/1014509 "2025-02-27T02:12:44Z")
I’m planning to make Spicy Beef Rendang for dinner today. This is a dinner favorite I’ve made a dozen times or more, but I always make it on the weekend because it takes around 4 hours. But most of that is oven time, and… --- ## [TV shows and movies set in ambiguous time periods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-and-movies-set-in-ambiguous-time-periods/1014600)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-and-movies-set-in-ambiguous-time-periods/1014600 "2025-02-27T01:52:36Z")
The universe of Severance seems to be set in a weirdly ambiguous time period (which I’m sure is on purpose). Everyone has iPhones, which makes it seem like the present day. But the interior of the Lumen offices seems t… --- ## [Actors playing the same part in a Sequel or Series by a Different Studio](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-playing-the-same-part-in-a-sequel-or-series-by-a-different-studio/1014782)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-playing-the-same-part-in-a-sequel-or-series-by-a-different-studio/1014782 "2025-02-27T01:27:41Z")
I bring this up because I just finished reading Treasure Island, and I see that Robert Newton played Long John Silver in the 1950 Disney version, then went on to play the same character in Long John Silver (1954), made b… --- ## [I can’t sleep. Give me a recipe for split peas. Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-t-sleep-give-me-a-recipe-for-split-peas-please/1014803)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-t-sleep-give-me-a-recipe-for-split-peas-please/1014803 "2025-02-26T22:38:15Z")
I’m taking the night off work (actually three nights ) while I recover from a mild case of pneumonia, so I’ve decided to cook some pantry stuff. Also because I can’t get to sleep. I found a two-pound bag of pinkish spli… --- ## [Megalodon should be pronounced similar to iguanodon and pteranodon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megalodon-should-be-pronounced-similar-to-iguanodon-and-pteranodon/1014745)
**Author:** [@TGWATY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TGWATY)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megalodon-should-be-pronounced-similar-to-iguanodon-and-pteranodon/1014745 "2025-02-26T21:37:26Z")
The title says it. The common pronunciation bugs the hell out of me. It sounds like someone who just came across the word and is reading it aloud without knowing how similar words are pronounced. --- ## [Dad band that made it big?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-band-that-made-it-big/1014755)
**Author:** [@DooProcess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooProcess)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-band-that-made-it-big/1014755 "2025-02-26T18:41:44Z")
Are there any examples of what I’m terming “dad bands,” ie. Bands trending toward middle age, that would play covers at weddings or local beer tents and fish fries, that made it big? Any middle aged accountant rockers t… --- ## [Hypothetical: Marijuana is completely legal and you're allowed to grow your own. Do you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-marijuana-is-completely-legal-and-youre-allowed-to-grow-your-own-do-you/956025)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-marijuana-is-completely-legal-and-youre-allowed-to-grow-your-own-do-you/956025 "2025-02-26T15:01:56Z")
Title pretty much sums it up. Common sense finally prevailed and MJ is legal and regulated under an amalgam of alcohol and tobacco regulations. With the added proviso that a legal consumer can have X plants or 2X plant… --- ## [What do you think of roadside memorials?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-roadside-memorials/342596)
**Author:** [@Let\_the\_machine\_get\_it](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Let_the_machine_get_it)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-roadside-memorials/342596 "2025-02-26T14:02:21Z")
In this city the kids put roadside memorials wherever there’s a fatal accident. Cards, balloons, banners, teddy bears, and strangely liquor bottles, whether or not alcohol was involved. The thing stays up for a couple w… --- ## [New York governor quashes Manhattan congestion pricing project](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-governor-quashes-manhattan-congestion-pricing-project/1002541)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-governor-quashes-manhattan-congestion-pricing-project/1002541 "2025-02-26T12:08:16Z")
For decades, the city of New York has planned congestion pricing. More than $500 million has already been spent on a program to charge $15 for cars entering lower/midtown Manhattan. Less than a month before it was to ta… --- ## [(Theoretical) Winning Powerball Ticket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theoretical-winning-powerball-ticket/1014752)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theoretical-winning-powerball-ticket/1014752 "2025-02-26T08:22:40Z")
I know that in the U.S. that income from gambling winnings can be offset by gambling losses up to the amount of the winnings, but only if you itemize your deductions on Schedule A instead of taking the standard deduction… --- ## [What is the origin of the phrase "Nuke The Whales"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-the-phrase-nuke-the-whales/792151)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-the-phrase-nuke-the-whales/792151 "2025-02-26T04:40:41Z")
Just as the title says-I would like to know when and where that phrase came from. --- ## [My cat goes nuts for corn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-goes-nuts-for-corn/1014667)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-goes-nuts-for-corn/1014667 "2025-02-26T03:47:52Z")
She’ll fight you for corn on the cob. We have to lock her in the garage when we have it. I can’t leave husks or silks in the trash or they will be all over the floor in the morning. Corn bread crumbs get scoofed up like … --- ## [Stories where magic is just hard work and studying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-where-magic-is-just-hard-work-and-studying/1014670)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-where-magic-is-just-hard-work-and-studying/1014670 "2025-02-26T03:04:58Z")
There are a lot of stories (books, movies, whatever) where the main character is a wizard/sorcerer/mage/witch/whatever. But in most of them, it seems like the ability to do magic is just something innate, that you eithe… --- ## [Anonymous clothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anonymous-clothing/1014394)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anonymous-clothing/1014394 "2025-02-26T02:41:51Z")
@Dung\_Beetle opened a thread today on “Your attention-getting clothes.” I have a small number of what I call “graphic tees” but I actually hate wearing anything that attracts attention so I almost never wear them. I also… --- ## [Math problem (1 or 100) (obelus vs solidus)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-problem-1-or-100-obelus-vs-solidus/715834)
**Author:** [@Machete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machete)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-problem-1-or-100-obelus-vs-solidus/715834 "2025-02-26T01:59:24Z")
Hello, so, this problem appeared in my social feed today: 20 ÷ 2 (5+5) = ? I normally ignore these types of posts. Occasionally, I’d do the problem in my head but always just move on never bothering to reply. Howeve… --- ## [Buying a new vehicle, negotiating question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-new-vehicle-negotiating-question/1014749)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-new-vehicle-negotiating-question/1014749 "2025-02-26T01:56:15Z")
Maybe should go in IMHO. If so, please move. I ordered a new vehicle from the factory through a dealership. It has arrived and I have an appointment to take delivery this weekend. The price on the build sheet lists the … --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #26 – January, 2025 – “Blue” (poll added)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-26-january-2025-blue-poll-added/1012458)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-26-january-2025-blue-poll-added/1012458 "2025-02-26T01:10:34Z")
This is the monthly thread for January, 2025. The topic this month is “Blue”, chosen by @beowulff . Please post only your photo and, if you want, a title in this thread. Any other text belongs in the rolling discussion … --- ## [Can anyone identify this encyclopedia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-encyclopedia/615881)
**Author:** [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-encyclopedia/615881 "2025-02-26T01:05:26Z")
When I was a wee flod, growing up in Pennsylvania, we had an encyclopedia, as many middle-class families did. It wasn’t one of the big names, though, and I’m trying to remember what it was called. Unfortunately my parent… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=363) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=365)