# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=620&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 621 --- ## [Is there such a thing as a scissor (singular noun)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-scissor-singular-noun/998175)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-scissor-singular-noun/998175 "2024-02-28T15:30:57Z")
My beloved wife has been heard to say something like: “To wrap this gift, you’ll need scotch tape and a scissor.” IMHO, scissors (like pants and shorts) doesn’t exist as a singular. It’s always plural. it’s either “ge… --- ## [How big IS a 38G?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-a-38g/300475)
**Author:** [@DirkGntly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirkGntly)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-is-a-38g/300475 "2024-02-28T15:17:21Z")
Yes, I’m talking about bra sizes here… I know about D and DD…personal experience tells me that a DD is pretty much on the large-ish scale…but a G?? I mean, holey-frickin’-moley! I’d think they’d be just…well…MASSIVE… … --- ## [Ohh, Hail , Detroit area. In February](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohh-hail-detroit-area-in-february/998210)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohh-hail-detroit-area-in-february/998210 "2024-02-28T14:58:09Z")
My house is being pelted by hail, pea sized for now,; but not a February thing at all normally. it is sill actually over 60 degrees, also not a normal SE Michigan thing in FEB --- ## [Can pets “catch” a yawn from a human?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-pets-catch-a-yawn-from-a-human/997499)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-pets-catch-a-yawn-from-a-human/997499 "2024-02-28T14:57:06Z")
We’ve all yawned after seeing another person also yawn. Can a cat or dog likewise be influenced to yawn, or is it strictly a human thing? --- ## [Most challenging or difficult stage role](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-challenging-or-difficult-stage-role/998079)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-challenging-or-difficult-stage-role/998079 "2024-02-28T13:04:28Z")
I was watching The Music Man for the umpteenth time recently and got to wondering if the performance of Professor Harold Hill isn’t the single most challenging stage role ever. It was Robert Preston’s signature role, and… --- ## [elephant shrew??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-shrew/71640)
**Author:** [@mescalito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mescalito)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elephant-shrew/71640 "2024-02-28T12:27:26Z")
did you know the elephant shrew never closes it’s eyes true or false? did you know rats can’t be sick… true or false?? did you know there’s no proper name for the back of the knees? true or false? --- ## [Misogyny and pop culture: don't yuck my yum! (Spoilers for the movie Poor Things)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misogyny-and-pop-culture-dont-yuck-my-yum-spoilers-for-the-movie-poor-things/997107)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 452\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misogyny-and-pop-culture-dont-yuck-my-yum-spoilers-for-the-movie-poor-things/997107 "2024-02-28T11:10:55Z")
I continue to be pissed off about an interaction hours later, so what better choice then drop it to the pit. tl;dr version: @DSeid and @Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom each take up aspects of the all-too-common position that if you th… --- ## [A Really Good Essay on Censorship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-really-good-essay-on-censorship/998034)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-really-good-essay-on-censorship/998034 "2024-02-28T05:51:59Z")
I just wanted to share this because I think it is really well written (it’s also short if you want to give it a read). --- ## [Is wearing pajamas to school the latest style?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wearing-pajamas-to-school-the-latest-style/997570)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wearing-pajamas-to-school-the-latest-style/997570 "2024-02-28T02:58:18Z")
Just like the title says. Now that I’m retired, I’m out and about in the neighborhood when high school kids are walking to and from school. For about the fifth time in the last couple of months, I’ve seen high school g… --- ## [So what are your caffeine intake habits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-your-caffeine-intake-habits/994245)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-your-caffeine-intake-habits/994245 "2024-02-28T02:41:15Z")
Inspired by a recent thread about supercharged caffeinated lemonade, I got curious about the caffeine habits of others. About how much caffeine do you consume regularly? In what form? What time of day? With what cons… --- ## [Interesting article today on sweatpants trend or fad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-article-today-on-sweatpants-trend-or-fad/998037)
**Author:** [@Jackson99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackson99)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-article-today-on-sweatpants-trend-or-fad/998037 "2024-02-28T02:37:59Z")
I came across an interesting article today on sweatpants trend or fad. I came across this interesting articles today of US cities where people like to wear most sweatpants. And shock ed some cities did not make the list… --- ## [Anyone familiar with a DVD box set of early "Beverly Hillbillies" episodes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-a-dvd-box-set-of-early-beverly-hillbillies-episodes/998009)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-a-dvd-box-set-of-early-beverly-hillbillies-episodes/998009 "2024-02-28T02:09:33Z")
It was released in 2005. I don’t remember where I bought it. Maybe Wal-Mart, or some bin at a grocery store. The video quality is pretty poor, which may have been one reason it was for sale cheap. But another thing: the… --- ## [Have You Seen Society Of The Snow? (Netflix movie about Uruguayan rugby team crash in the Andes)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-society-of-the-snow-netflix-movie-about-uruguayan-rugby-team-crash-in-the-andes/995856)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-society-of-the-snow-netflix-movie-about-uruguayan-rugby-team-crash-in-the-andes/995856 "2024-02-28T00:46:26Z")
When my financial situation improves, I intend to restart my Netflix account and watch Society of the Snow, about the Uruguayan rugby team that crashed in the Andes in 1972. I saw Alive, the 1993 film about the same sto… --- ## [Study finds an asthma drug significantly reduces multiple food allergies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-finds-an-asthma-drug-significantly-reduces-multiple-food-allergies/998080)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-finds-an-asthma-drug-significantly-reduces-multiple-food-allergies/998080 "2024-02-28T00:31:58Z")
There are treatments for having been exposed to an allergen, but there aren’t a lot of treatments that reduce the rock that you will react to a food you are allergic to. It’s not clear to me what the long term safety o… --- ## [The sap must flow! 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sap-must-flow-2024/997448)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sap-must-flow-2024/997448 "2024-02-27T23:44:14Z")
The tree is the sap. The sap is the tree. The sap enhances oatmeal and brussel sprouts. The sap expands waistlines. The sap maple, of course. After a sketchy two weeks here where the temperatures never went below freezi… --- ## [Do black holes frighten you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-holes-frighten-you/997839)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-holes-frighten-you/997839 "2024-02-27T23:26:06Z")
Maybe it’s a depth thing-I’m a little weirded out by very deep water too. For example, this article about a distant black hole gave me a mild case of the heebie-jeebies. Just the idea of this thing pulling you in and th… --- ## [Why do they print "stories" on food packaging?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-print-stories-on-food-packaging/998064)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-print-stories-on-food-packaging/998064 "2024-02-27T22:47:26Z")
As I was waiting for my lunch to heat up in the microwave (leftover barley soup), I noticed the writing on the bag of Snyder’s pretzel nibblers. “They’re poppable! They’re crunchy!” And then it proceeded to give a co… --- ## [Abbreviations or suffixes for linear measurements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-or-suffixes-for-linear-measurements/998053)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-or-suffixes-for-linear-measurements/998053 "2024-02-27T22:29:35Z")
For writing or typing distances in metric we use m (meter), or cm, mm, km. For English (I guess) distances we use " for inches and ’ for feet. Is there a symbol or suffix for our friend the Smoot? --- ## [RIP Jam Master Jay of Run DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jam-master-jay-of-run-dmc/134647)
**Author:** [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jam-master-jay-of-run-dmc/134647 "2024-02-27T22:04:54Z")
I actually worked with these guys once upon a time… Anyway, apparently he was shot and killed today. --- ## [Seeking a MacOS utility that shows what's loading the GPU](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-a-macos-utility-that-shows-whats-loading-the-gpu/998186)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-a-macos-utility-that-shows-whats-loading-the-gpu/998186 "2024-02-27T21:04:12Z")
I have a GPU load indicator in my menubar. Admittedly, the reason I have one there is because I’m probably asking it to spew pixels onto more screen real estate than the designers have in mind, so I do accept that the s… --- ## [Does story research = homework?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-story-research-homework/998166)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-story-research-homework/998166 "2024-02-27T20:58:41Z")
I know there’s a rule (or thought there was anyway)that we’re not supposed to help people who seem to be posting for help with homework or schoolwork-does research for a book/movie/play count the same way? --- ## [Who, or what, is your favorite villain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-or-what-is-your-favorite-villain/986435)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-or-what-is-your-favorite-villain/986435 "2024-02-27T20:03:15Z")
Wide open question. Any medium. Any definition of villain. Just a random thought when a neutrino traversed my frontal lobe while I was perusing the Cafe. I’ll be back later after I consider my own answer. --- ## [Could You Pass the Presidential Physical Fitness Test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-pass-the-presidential-physical-fitness-test/997863)
**Author:** [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-pass-the-presidential-physical-fitness-test/997863 "2024-02-27T19:52:37Z")
Back then? Today? I sure couldn’t. The mile run and pull ups were not in my wheelhouse as a kid, and the pull ups are right out for me as a adult due to carotid arterial dissections. The NYT had an article about it that… --- ## [The cost of trump's legal defense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cost-of-trumps-legal-defense/998106)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cost-of-trumps-legal-defense/998106 "2024-02-27T19:32:25Z")
AIUI, since leaving office, trump’s legal defense has cost him north of 50 mil. How does that break down, exactly? Seems like the cases against him are pretty cut and dry. What are those legal eagles doing to justify the… --- ## [What might have caused circles on my patio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-have-caused-circles-on-my-patio/998176)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-have-caused-circles-on-my-patio/998176 "2024-02-27T17:56:33Z")
This morning we woke to see some circles on our patio, and have no idea what might have caused them. I actually took pictures - I’ll see if I can figure out how to host and attach them. We live west of Chicago. Yester… --- ## [Would you have sex with a total stranger for money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-sex-with-a-total-stranger-for-money/38811)
**Author:** [@sweetcan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweetcan)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-sex-with-a-total-stranger-for-money/38811 "2024-02-27T16:39:00Z")
First of all, I’m all for legalizing prostitution. It could be quite a lucrative tax reward for the state and/or federal government much in the same way as legalizing marijuana would be. Fucking someone for money, wantin… --- ## [Anyone else germinating sprouts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-germinating-sprouts/998169)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-germinating-sprouts/998169 "2024-02-27T16:34:41Z")
For xmas my sister always gives everyone the same gift. Typically it is something she likes but nobody else does. This year she gave us all sprout germinating kits. At first I thought she’d done it again, but for the pa… --- ## [Threats in court](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threats-in-court/998070)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threats-in-court/998070 "2024-02-27T16:14:28Z")
What happens if a defendant is crazy/stupid enough to threaten the jury or judge with retribution if they convict? Would that automatically be a mistrial? If so, what prevents that stunt being done again? --- ## [I've developed an algorithm that predicts the future of mankind...and it doesn't look good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-developed-an-algorithm-that-predicts-the-future-of-mankind-and-it-doesnt-look-good/997730)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-developed-an-algorithm-that-predicts-the-future-of-mankind-and-it-doesnt-look-good/997730 "2024-02-27T16:06:33Z")
Ok, not really. But I’ve started watching Apple TV’s “Foundation” series based off of the classic Isaac Asimov books where mathematician Hari Seldon develops his “psychohistory” (a sort of mishmash of chaos theory, pred… --- ## [What will eventually happen to the Millennium Tower in San Francisco? (Leaning NW at 3 inches/year)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-eventually-happen-to-the-millennium-tower-in-san-francisco-leaning-nw-at-3-inches-year/957777)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-eventually-happen-to-the-millennium-tower-in-san-francisco-leaning-nw-at-3-inches-year/957777 "2024-02-27T16:02:37Z")
According to this NBC article, it’s now about 26 inches off center and gaining 3 inches each year. The original attempt to stop the movement seemed to speed up the tilting and had to be stopped last summer. Has this ev… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=619&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=621&state=tracking)