# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=878 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 879 --- ## [Light pitting of EastUmpqua (spun off Troll R Us thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-pitting-of-eastumpqua-spun-off-troll-r-us-thread/980991)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-pitting-of-eastumpqua-spun-off-troll-r-us-thread/980991 "2023-03-12T19:05:41Z")
This very peculiar individual in now engaged in a spirited defense of Ron DeSantis in the “Ron DeSantis is a fascist” thread over in P&E. Claims to have studied atmospheric science. Showed that he knows nothing about it… --- ## [How do I help make it a federal law to -not- shoot Crows or Corvids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-help-make-it-a-federal-law-to-not-shoot-crows-or-corvids/981021)
**Author:** [@Budstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budstone)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-help-make-it-a-federal-law-to-not-shoot-crows-or-corvids/981021 "2023-03-12T18:16:29Z")
How to Make it a federal law not to shoot Crows --- ## [What’s a good recipe for using homemade chicken broth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-a-good-recipe-for-using-homemade-chicken-broth/981035)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-a-good-recipe-for-using-homemade-chicken-broth/981035 "2023-03-12T14:43:45Z")
I made some bodacious chicken stock / bone broth, nicely jellified after being in the fridge overnight. Wondering what I could use it for that highlights the broth. I can and have added homemade broth to stuff like gumbo… --- ## [Basement foundation repairs - can they be trusted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basement-foundation-repairs-can-they-be-trusted/980690)
**Author:** [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basement-foundation-repairs-can-they-be-trusted/980690 "2023-03-12T14:37:41Z")
My daughter and son-in-law are house-hunting right now, and they found a lovely 1950’s era house that looks to have been remodeled sometime in the 80’s. It’s close to their work and is on an acre of land, which would giv… --- ## [I had a bug in my ear...literally!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-bug-in-my-ear-literally/981045)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-bug-in-my-ear-literally/981045 "2023-03-12T13:36:15Z")
Sorry, long story…but I think well worth it! I promise it gets better and better! With pics! It’s much better with my sound effects though! This happened a couple of weeks ago, but completely fresh in my mind, especiall… --- ## [How important is nitrogen production to the defense industry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-nitrogen-production-to-the-defense-industry/981051)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-nitrogen-production-to-the-defense-industry/981051 "2023-03-12T12:59:49Z")
As I understand it, the ability to create nitrogen-rich products like gunpowder and fertilizers was an important discovery of the 20th century for both warfare and agriculture. Today, the agricultural component is still… --- ## [How did people sync to the correct time in decades past?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-people-sync-to-the-correct-time-in-decades-past/598016)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-people-sync-to-the-correct-time-in-decades-past/598016 "2023-03-12T12:41:48Z")
These days people have several options for syncing their clocks and watches to the current local time. Just a few that come to mind: Cellphone clock that auto sets, google(current time), cable or satellite tv box and/o… --- ## [The Food-Based Metaphorical Villain Threat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-food-based-metaphorical-villain-threat/981042)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-food-based-metaphorical-villain-threat/981042 "2023-03-12T12:21:34Z")
OK, so obviously, not the snappiest title. But there’s this thing I’ve been noticing with increasing frequency in movies, and I don’t have any good name for it, and even TVTropes wasn’t helpful. So I wanted to gauge whet… --- ## [Relativity confusion explained, I think](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relativity-confusion-explained-i-think/981048)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relativity-confusion-explained-i-think/981048 "2023-03-12T12:17:46Z")
Because of hand-wavy explanations, people sometimes get confused about why time-dilation appears to work differently than length contraction, in that time dilation has a permanent effect (one twin is now older than the o… --- ## [Finger lickers when playing games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-lickers-when-playing-games/980800)
**Author:** [@SlipperyPete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlipperyPete)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finger-lickers-when-playing-games/980800 "2023-03-12T08:11:56Z")
When I play card games with my wife’s parents, I am constantly wincing as they lick their fingers on EVERY SINGLE turn as they draw a card or play a card. Even before COVID, it grossed me out a little, now I find it abho… --- ## [Gettysburg 4th July 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettysburg-4th-july-2023/980949)
**Author:** [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettysburg-4th-july-2023/980949 "2023-03-12T07:57:28Z")
G’day! Am progressively firming up details in preparation for this road trip which includes a visit to the Gettysburg National Military Park. As it turns out, the itinery currently places this visit occurring on 4th Ju… --- ## [The NFL Vikings' Bud Grant has died; he was 95](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nfl-vikings-bud-grant-has-died-he-was-95/981058)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nfl-vikings-bud-grant-has-died-he-was-95/981058 "2023-03-12T06:00:57Z")
Growing up as a huge NFL fan in the 1970s, I always saw the Vikings in the playoffs just about every season. They’re the first team to go to 4 Super Bowls.Yes, they lost them all, but still to go 4x is quite a feat. Th… --- ## [The very brief term of the Mayor of Tshwane, a tale of bluster and forgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-brief-term-of-the-mayor-of-tshwane-a-tale-of-bluster-and-forgery/980977)
**Author:** [@ctnguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ctnguy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-brief-term-of-the-mayor-of-tshwane-a-tale-of-bluster-and-forgery/980977 "2023-03-12T03:03:03Z")
An absolutely insane story has been unfolding over the last few weeks in South African local politics, and I have to share. Background: the City of Tshwane is the local authority that governs the national capital Pretor… --- ## [Best roads for horse traffic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-roads-for-horse-traffic/981036)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-roads-for-horse-traffic/981036 "2023-03-12T01:36:14Z")
Suppose the infernal combustion engine had not been invented and we were still travelling with horse and buggy for local traffic. Electric vehicles have not been invented either. If necessary, assume buggies have been ma… --- ## [Covid parasthesia (numbness, tingling) 2 weeks after recovery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-parasthesia-numbness-tingling-2-weeks-after-recovery/979881)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-parasthesia-numbness-tingling-2-weeks-after-recovery/979881 "2023-03-12T00:40:04Z")
So, I contracted Covid around Jan-10. I recovered around the end of January. Starting yesterday, though, I’ve had a weird tingling and numbness in my left arm and hand. The fingers, especially, get tingly, if I rinse th… --- ## [Things you hate about the QWERTY keyboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-hate-about-the-qwerty-keyboard/980923)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-hate-about-the-qwerty-keyboard/980923 "2023-03-12T00:00:41Z")
At least once a day - no, let’s make that six times a day - I will accidently hit the Caps Lock key when my intention was to hit the a key. I continue typing, look up, and see THE REST OF MY SENTENCE IN UPPER CASE. … --- ## [Question on Savings Bond Interest and Payment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-savings-bond-interest-and-payment/980944)
**Author:** [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-savings-bond-interest-and-payment/980944 "2023-03-11T23:55:33Z")
Thirty years ago I bought a few series EE Bonds. They’ve matured! Hooray, I can go to a restaurant a few times. (Barely.) Before venturing to the bank to cash them I used the On Line Savings Bond Calculator tool to s… --- ## [What item has been passed down from heir to heir the longest in a single family?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-item-has-been-passed-down-from-heir-to-heir-the-longest-in-a-single-family/980996)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-item-has-been-passed-down-from-heir-to-heir-the-longest-in-a-single-family/980996 "2023-03-11T23:46:54Z")
Excluding royal families (too easy) what are some of the oldest items that have been passed down to the present in a single family? (Thinking of personal property rather than estates.) Are there any instances of somethin… --- ## [Which band best typifies "hard rock"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-band-best-typifies-hard-rock/937397)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-band-best-typifies-hard-rock/937397 "2023-03-11T20:35:54Z")
If you had to pick one band to represent “hard rock”, which would it be? --- ## [Are there any alloys of silver which are better electrical conductors than the pure element?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-alloys-of-silver-which-are-better-electrical-conductors-than-the-pure-element/980839)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-alloys-of-silver-which-are-better-electrical-conductors-than-the-pure-element/980839 "2023-03-11T20:32:13Z")
A question which just occurred to me. For other physical properties, there are cases where an alloy has different or better properties than a pure element. For strength, steel is an obvious one, beryllium copper maybe … --- ## [Our Marxist President](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-marxist-president/980251)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-marxist-president/980251 "2023-03-11T20:19:50Z")
I can understand PAB throwing around “Marxist” and “communist” as scare words, because when he was a kid those were the scariest things ever. But now the MAGA nitwits like MTG are using it, not knowing a fucking thing ab… --- ## [A couple booked a 14-course meal as cover to steal $1.7 million worth of wine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-booked-a-14-course-meal-as-cover-to-steal-1-7-million-worth-of-wine/980861)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-booked-a-14-course-meal-as-cover-to-steal-1-7-million-worth-of-wine/980861 "2023-03-11T17:13:35Z")
What im wondering is how long did that meal take? because in another thread there was a larger meal that was made and it only took 3 hours to eat … and I feel if the desk guy followed his instincts it wouldn’t have hap… --- ## [Saw Paul Reiser doing standup this past Saturday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-paul-reiser-doing-standup-this-past-saturday/980787)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-paul-reiser-doing-standup-this-past-saturday/980787 "2023-03-11T17:04:46Z")
Mrs. solost saw he was going to make a local appearance. She asked me “is this something you might want to see?” Tickets were relatively cheap. I said eh, why not? Something to do. I had no idea what kind of standup chop… --- ## [Let's talk about Ceviche. Please share your favorite recipe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-ceviche-please-share-your-favorite-recipe/980863)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-ceviche-please-share-your-favorite-recipe/980863 "2023-03-11T16:46:25Z")
I’ve been watching Top Chef for as long as it’s been on and I see a lot of Ceviche served, but I’d never tried it until last year when I saw a tub for sale at Costco. I’m a fan! But I haven’t been able to find it since… --- ## [Please recommend: auto first aid kit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-auto-first-aid-kit/980808)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-auto-first-aid-kit/980808 "2023-03-11T15:59:39Z")
I was hoping a doctor, nurse, paramedic or EMT (someone with real trauma training), could point me to a purchasable first aid kit for my daughters new car. They sell them everywhere, but I am not looking for Disney band… --- ## [Biden Bill Signing Would Violate D.C. Home Rule](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-bill-signing-would-violate-d-c-home-rule/980628)
**Author:** [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-bill-signing-would-violate-d-c-home-rule/980628 "2023-03-11T15:04:12Z")
Biden says he’ll sign GOP resolution overturning DC crime bill Seems to me pure cynical politics if Biden signs. He can’t really be against D.C. home rule. And from what I’ve read about the D.C. crime bill, it‘s comple… --- ## [Paul Flores and father Ruben trials begin for murder of Kristin Smart (Paul convicted, Ruben aquitted, 10-18-22)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-flores-and-father-ruben-trials-begin-for-murder-of-kristin-smart-paul-convicted-ruben-aquitted-10-18-22/968166)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-flores-and-father-ruben-trials-begin-for-murder-of-kristin-smart-paul-convicted-ruben-aquitted-10-18-22/968166 "2023-03-11T14:59:43Z")
Hey it only took 26 years! Kristen Smart disappeared May 25, 1996. Paul Flores has always been the main suspect. The father is charged for helping hide the body. The case was badly bungled at the beginning. It had large… --- ## [First time you ate in a restaurant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-you-ate-in-a-restaurant/980394)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-you-ate-in-a-restaurant/980394 "2023-03-11T14:58:16Z")
We had a family gathering at a steakhouse - a good excuse to get my MIL out of her apartment - so there were 4 generations around the table, ages from 15 months to 91 years old. Looking at the two kids, my MIL commented … --- ## [Lauren Boebert is about to become a grandmother at age 36](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lauren-boebert-is-about-to-become-a-grandmother-at-age-36/980903)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lauren-boebert-is-about-to-become-a-grandmother-at-age-36/980903 "2023-03-11T14:46:43Z")
This is courtesy of her 17-year-old son and his 16-year-old girlfriend. (And I thought she was about 10 years older than that!) I could say a lot of things, but I won’t, except for one thing: None of this was the baby… --- ## [What are the big "never seen" unreleased movies or other projects?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-big-never-seen-unreleased-movies-or-other-projects/981025)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2023, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-big-never-seen-unreleased-movies-or-other-projects/981025 "2023-03-11T14:28:07Z")
I think The Day The Clown Cried is probably the winner, though clips have now gone online and I think the entire movie will eventually be viewable? It was, I believe, finished and edited. Not sure if entire post-producti… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=877) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=879)