# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=431&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 432 --- ## [Unambitious home cookery - confess, you do it too](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unambitious-home-cookery-confess-you-do-it-too/1010035)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unambitious-home-cookery-confess-you-do-it-too/1010035 "2024-11-21T13:27:26Z")
All you folks with your inventive, delicious, creative cookery – what about the rest of us? The ones who haven’t progressed much beyond opening a can or popping something out of a package into the microwave? How about … --- ## [How to go on when fascists are in power, by a fellow sufferer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-go-on-when-fascists-are-in-power-by-a-fellow-sufferer/1009856)
**Author:** [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2024, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-go-on-when-fascists-are-in-power-by-a-fellow-sufferer/1009856 "2024-11-21T12:38:37Z")
This is a mix of my own thoughts and writings by Arturo Jauretche and (I think) Rodolfo Walsh, two Argentinian writers with experience in the whole “fascists in power” thing (Rodolfo Walsh was killed by the last dictator… --- ## [Agatha All Along](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agatha-all-along/1007461)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2024, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agatha-all-along/1007461 "2024-11-21T11:46:39Z")
There are usually threads about Marvel shows, so I’m starting this one. Watched the first two episodes and don’t have a strong option of it yet. I didn’t immediately hate it like Secret Invasion but I wasn’t drawn into … --- ## [Extremely fast medical test results – how does this happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extremely-fast-medical-test-results-how-does-this-happen/1010428)
**Author:** [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2024, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extremely-fast-medical-test-results-how-does-this-happen/1010428 "2024-11-21T03:31:42Z")
I have a question for you medical folks out there. Today I went to get a mammogram. My appointment was at 1 pm. The whole thing takes maybe ten minutes in itself. The tech told me I’d get a note in my online chart withi… --- ## [Chief Justice of Canada and francophone rights group get in dispute about English-only SCC judgments; SCC Registrar gets sued; CJC orders all English-only judgments taken down; no-one is happy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chief-justice-of-canada-and-francophone-rights-group-get-in-dispute-about-english-only-scc-judgments-scc-registrar-gets-sued-cjc-orders-all-english-only-judgments-taken-down-no-one-is-happy/1010123)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2024, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chief-justice-of-canada-and-francophone-rights-group-get-in-dispute-about-english-only-scc-judgments-scc-registrar-gets-sued-cjc-orders-all-english-only-judgments-taken-down-no-one-is-happy/1010123 "2024-11-21T03:28:34Z")
This is a complicated only-in-Canada sort of story. (Okay, maybe it could arise in the EU). prior to 1968, Supreme Court of Canada decisions were mainly written in English. Some parts of decisions were in French, but E… --- ## [I don't get this Futility Closet post. Anyone care to explain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-this-futility-closet-post-anyone-care-to-explain/1010532)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2024, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-this-futility-closet-post-anyone-care-to-explain/1010532 "2024-11-21T02:16:59Z")
What is the joke or double meaning? --- ## [Learning about computers from nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learning-about-computers-from-nothing/1010300)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2024, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learning-about-computers-from-nothing/1010300 "2024-11-21T00:47:10Z")
A current thread about computer architecture Why was the stored program concept developed? made me realize that although I’ve used personal computers for decades, I know next to nothing about how they work. Decades ago I… --- ## [Help me identify this show. Can the SDMB detectives help with the clues I remember? \[Resolved\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-show-can-the-sdmb-detectives-help-with-the-clues-i-remember-resolved/1010280)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2024, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-show-can-the-sdmb-detectives-help-with-the-clues-i-remember-resolved/1010280 "2024-11-21T00:06:33Z")
Unfortunately I don’t know/remember much about it. I’ve only seen the first episode and that was awhile back (four or five years)… First and foremost, it was a DRAMEDY. It involved a couple, at the start… a man and wom… --- ## [Canadian Politics 2022-2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-politics-2022-2023/962633)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 390\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-politics-2022-2023/962633 "2024-11-20T23:31:19Z")
A new thread to unite some varied topics. What is your impression of the recent budget? Ontario election coming up in June. Inflation, legislation, expectations, machinations… --- ## [What movie is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-is-this/1010526)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-is-this/1010526 "2024-11-20T22:42:26Z")
Somebody on Facebook is looking for this movie, and now I’m curious. “I’m looking for a movie I saw 10+ years ago. It was a sequel or #4/5/6 of a series of movies. It was a dark comedy where demons invade earth and ther… --- ## [Controversial Romanian-American gymnastic coach Bela Karolyi has died, aged 82](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-romanian-american-gymnastic-coach-bela-karolyi-has-died-aged-82/1010384)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-romanian-american-gymnastic-coach-bela-karolyi-has-died-aged-82/1010384 "2024-11-20T22:06:12Z")
He’s not getting a lot of love, to put it lightly. I did see some chatter during the Paris Olympics when he didn’t go to Paris or make any public appearances or statements, that I’m aware of, that he may not have been i… --- ## [Anti-vax Canadian soldiers lose lawsuit; Federal Court dismisses without trial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-vax-canadian-soldiers-lose-lawsuit-federal-court-dismisses-without-trial/1010530)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-vax-canadian-soldiers-lose-lawsuit-federal-court-dismisses-without-trial/1010530 "2024-11-20T22:05:58Z")
About 300 soldiers in the Canadian Armed Forces sued the Federal government in Federal Court, alleging breach of Charter, infringement on religious freedom, etc., with each seeking $1,000,000 in damages. Federal Crown b… --- ## [Room temperature superconductivity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/room-temperature-superconductivity/987663)
**Author:** [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/room-temperature-superconductivity/987663 "2024-11-20T21:33:44Z")
This paper started making the rounds yesterday: With a bit more info here: In short, they claim to have a room-temperature superconductor that works at ambient pressure (instead of only under a diamond anvil or the l… --- ## [What do you think about this saying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-this-saying/1010191)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-this-saying/1010191 "2024-11-20T20:24:57Z")
My mom has a bunch of little signs with positive sayings about. She’s one of the parents that those Progressive people are becoming. One of them says the following: “True friends leave footprints on your heart.” I see… --- ## [Sudokus don't always have unique solutions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudokus-dont-always-have-unique-solutions/1010447)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudokus-dont-always-have-unique-solutions/1010447 "2024-11-20T19:27:24Z")
Yes, I may be a few decades late to this realisation. I was doing a sudoku on a flight and got horribly stuck towards the end. All of the remaining cells only had one of two values that they could be, but there didn’t s… --- ## [California is still counting, would this be acceptable if it was a battleground state?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-is-still-counting-would-this-be-acceptable-if-it-was-a-battleground-state/1010461)
**Author:** [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-is-still-counting-would-this-be-acceptable-if-it-was-a-battleground-state/1010461 "2024-11-20T18:51:05Z")
We are two weeks off from election day and California is still nowhere near done counting votes. We kinda just ignore this because its a solid blue state, but there are competitive house races yet to be called due to the… --- ## [How to salute civilians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-salute-civilians/1010089)
**Author:** [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-salute-civilians/1010089 "2024-11-20T18:33:03Z")
I was watching The Repair Shop the other day and an item was being restored that belonged to a gentleman who was a beloved doctor. When he died, the funeral procession went right past the hospital and the entire staff li… --- ## [Malört And Other Weird Local Tipples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malort-and-other-weird-local-tipples/982174)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malort-and-other-weird-local-tipples/982174 "2024-11-20T18:07:41Z")
I have never heard of Malört, a wormwood drink popular in Chicago (and now also sold in Ohio) until reading about it in The Economist, though it has been mentioned in passing here (as hard to explain to aliens, and when … --- ## [Million-dollar tequila heist in Texas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-tequila-heist-in-texas/1010393)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-dollar-tequila-heist-in-texas/1010393 "2024-11-20T17:52:15Z")
I know the news recently has been very disappointing and folks feel devastated (I’m one of them), but fess up! Who was it? And will you share the goods? --- ## [L, I and 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-i-and-1/1010431)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-i-and-1/1010431 "2024-11-20T16:45:20Z")
Why do people who make these decisions not make them all the same on a keyboard? I took keyboarding in school. I do some flakey, my own invention QWERTY type plucking away. On my screen I see the small L, the I and t… --- ## [A Pogrom in Amsterdam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pogrom-in-amsterdam/1009913)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pogrom-in-amsterdam/1009913 "2024-11-20T16:21:11Z")
A massive mob attacked Israeli fans, random Jewish passerbys, and people they mistook for Jews on the streets of Amsterdam after an Israeli team played a game there. There are some brutal videos on X - I won’t link th… --- ## [Matt Gaetz is a Metalunan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-is-a-metalunan/1010413)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-is-a-metalunan/1010413 "2024-11-20T15:54:35Z")
Matt Gaetz has that anomalously high forehead. I’ve been seeing a lot of pictures of him ever since Trump said he wanted him as AG, and I can’t help thinking he looks like one of the Metalunans from the 1950s film This I… --- ## [Non-regional dialects/accents/etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-regional-dialects-accents-etc/1010375)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-regional-dialects-accents-etc/1010375 "2024-11-20T09:34:41Z")
In this thread, there was a side conversation in which it was discussed whether it might be possible to determine (or get a feel for) the profession of a person by listening to them speak. This makes sense to me; we ca… --- ## [Flying to Manila from the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-to-manila-from-the-us/1010409)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-to-manila-from-the-us/1010409 "2024-11-20T03:41:10Z")
Around July of next year (2025), I expect to travel to the Philippines. Does anyone have any advice on the best way to get there? As far as my initial efforts go, the only direct flights are with Philippines Airlines and… --- ## [Energy Enhancement System, scalar waves - is this legit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-enhancement-system-scalar-waves-is-this-legit/1006310)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-enhancement-system-scalar-waves-is-this-legit/1006310 "2024-11-20T02:39:48Z")
my town has one of these places where you pay to use this and I’m not even sure what it is. It really sounds bogus but I wanted to hear what others think. from the website of the inventor The Energy Enhancement System… --- ## [So, any hobby pizza cooks here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-any-hobby-pizza-cooks-here/1009992)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-any-hobby-pizza-cooks-here/1009992 "2024-11-20T02:29:09Z")
As I sit here, waiting for some pizzas/calzones to bake - I was wondering if we have an pizza aficionatti here? … full amateur, semi-pro, pro … all welcome to share their thoughts and experiences (and bonus for pix) ht… --- ## [Works in which two different characters have the same name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/works-in-which-two-different-characters-have-the-same-name/1007022)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/works-in-which-two-different-characters-have-the-same-name/1007022 "2024-11-20T01:47:39Z")
This came up in the Beowulf thread. What examples are there of works of fiction in which two different characters have the same name? I imagine in most cases this is done deliberately for some plot-related purpose, like … --- ## [Democrats accused of trying to steal senate election in Pennsylvania](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-accused-of-trying-to-steal-senate-election-in-pennsylvania/1010467)
**Author:** [@We\_re\_wolves\_not\_werewolves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/We_re_wolves_not_werewolves)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-accused-of-trying-to-steal-senate-election-in-pennsylvania/1010467 "2024-11-20T01:17:06Z")
Democrats apparently trying to count invalid mail in ballots despite and in conflict with several clear and unambiguous rulings from the state supreme court. In response to these rulings, Bucks County Commissioner Diane … --- ## [Artwork on loan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artwork-on-loan/1010432)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artwork-on-loan/1010432 "2024-11-19T23:44:00Z")
Suppose I have inherited a previously unknown Rembrandt or Van Gogh work of art. It has been verified as being genuine. A gallery/museum wants to add my work to a temporary display for the public. Is the gallery/museum e… --- ## [Matlock (2024)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matlock-2024/1010411)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matlock-2024/1010411 "2024-11-19T23:10:17Z")
Anyone else watching? In case anyone is skipping it thinking it’s a reboot of the Andy Griffith show - it’s not. I have not actually watched the old show, but the tie-in here is actually … a spoiler for the first episod… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=430&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=432&state=tracking)