# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=890 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 891 --- ## [The International Harvester SCOUT (by Volkswagen) is back!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-international-harvester-scout-by-volkswagen-is-back/980220)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-international-harvester-scout-by-volkswagen-is-back/980220 "2023-02-23T23:35:08Z")
…as an electric SUV. (2) How International Scout is making a comeback! - YouTube --- ## [Methotrexate, and I'm terrified](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/methotrexate-and-im-terrified/980171)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/methotrexate-and-im-terrified/980171 "2023-02-23T22:58:00Z")
Recently Dx with Psoriatic arthritis and I’m told that before I can get a biologic, the insurance company will insist I try Methotrexate. I see horror stories about it. Anyone use it successfully and without the horrendo… --- ## [Vegan Pasta Puttanesca?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegan-pasta-puttanesca/980196)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegan-pasta-puttanesca/980196 "2023-02-23T20:04:04Z")
I made Pasta Puttanesca last night and I wondered why I don’t have it on the rotation as much as I used to-- it’s one of the best ratios of weekday simplicity to classy deliciousness there is. I’m enjoying an early lunch… --- ## [Have Girl Scout cookies declined in quality, or is it me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-girl-scout-cookies-declined-in-quality-or-is-it-me/980030)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-girl-scout-cookies-declined-in-quality-or-is-it-me/980030 "2023-02-23T20:03:42Z")
I was a Girl Scout back in the 1960s and 70s, and sold, and ATE, my fair share of cookies. Certain classics that they still sell - the chocolate-covered peanut butter ones, the oatmeal cookie peanut butter ones, and the … --- ## [The UK needs campanologists for the Coronation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-uk-needs-campanologists-for-the-coronation/980213)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-uk-needs-campanologists-for-the-coronation/980213 "2023-02-23T19:32:09Z")
A 'campanologist" is a bell ringer, and “campanology” is the study and practice of bell ringing. Traditional ringing (or “change ringing”) is done on a set of bells (usually five or more) - ringing them one at a time i… --- ## [Do fingernail clippings or hair contain dna?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-fingernail-clippings-or-hair-contain-dna/980195)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-fingernail-clippings-or-hair-contain-dna/980195 "2023-02-23T18:51:57Z")
Just curious. I think that there should be DNA in my fingernail clippings or hair, so I’m wondering why I just went through the process of spitting into a tube to give Ancestry.com a DNA sample. Is it lesser DNA in the c… --- ## [A fraternity/sorority question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fraternity-sorority-question/980219)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fraternity-sorority-question/980219 "2023-02-23T18:26:56Z")
I drove through Oneonta, NY last week. Oneonta is a relatively small city which has two colleges located in it. I drove by a frat house and I was wondering which college it was associated with. Now I wondering if it was… --- ## [Question about rule about bolding in quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-rule-about-bolding-in-quotes/980198)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-rule-about-bolding-in-quotes/980198 "2023-02-23T18:19:31Z")
I had always understood that bolding text in a quote for emphasis was OK as long as you added something like “my emphasis” or “bolding mine” or similar. This mod note would seem to say different: The rules don’t seem… --- ## [How do I switch my default video player](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-switch-my-default-video-player/980248)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-switch-my-default-video-player/980248 "2023-02-23T18:15:22Z")
Once again Microsoft has attacked my computer. This isn’t the forum for me to fully describe this situation. Focusing on the issue at hand, one of the ways they “fixed” my computer was switching my default video player … --- ## [US Midterm Election watch along thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 1371\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-midterm-election-watch-along-thread/974619 "2023-02-23T17:41:10Z")
My apologies to Mods if this should be in a different forum. So returns are starting to come in, not much that is definitive at this point but I thought this would be a good thread to start. I am of course following Ko… --- ## [Rocket science question, getting to higher earth orbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocket-science-question-getting-to-higher-earth-orbit/980217)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocket-science-question-getting-to-higher-earth-orbit/980217 "2023-02-23T17:23:31Z")
When you shoot a rocket into low earth orbit, I know it’s most fuel efficient to start the gravity turn relatively low in the atmosphere, usually well before max-Q is reached. When your target orbit is something way bey… --- ## [Therapy: remote vs in person - experiences and opinions please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/therapy-remote-vs-in-person-experiences-and-opinions-please/980238)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/therapy-remote-vs-in-person-experiences-and-opinions-please/980238 "2023-02-23T17:09:15Z")
My husband has a stressful job, made occasionally more so by his own reactions to angry/upset/entitled/jerkish people. It’s bad enough that it’s gotten him fired before. I have been his main outlet all these years and i… --- ## [The Age of Stars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-age-of-stars/980102)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-age-of-stars/980102 "2023-02-23T15:42:40Z")
How do astronomers determine the approximate age of stars, given that changes to stars are measured on scales that far exceed the length of time humans have even been around to observe changes in stars? --- ## [How would astronauts on the moon receive TV broadcasts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-astronauts-on-the-moon-receive-tv-broadcasts/979495)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-astronauts-on-the-moon-receive-tv-broadcasts/979495 "2023-02-23T15:11:01Z")
This was inspired by watching For All Mankind on Apple TV+. \[Super tiny spoilers ahead.\] In season 2, the US has established a pretty solid moonbase near the moon’s South Pole. At one point, the astronauts are watching a… --- ## [Do women still carry razor blades for protection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-still-carry-razor-blades-for-protection/565012)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-still-carry-razor-blades-for-protection/565012 "2023-02-23T14:57:32Z")
I remember years ago black ladies (I guess white ones too) would carry a razor blade for protection. One of those double edge Gillette blades with tape on one side. Either in their bra or tucked into their stockings. Th… --- ## [Tell me you're a Doper without telling me you're a Doper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-youre-a-doper-without-telling-me-youre-a-doper/978799)
**Author:** [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-youre-a-doper-without-telling-me-youre-a-doper/978799 "2023-02-23T11:50:10Z")
You knew this was coming. Since the “Tell me you’re a woman” and “Tell me you’re a man” threads are problematic, let’s try one that we can all join. Here’s mine: when I come across a bullshit claim, I simply reply “Cite… --- ## [Kindle library on Android device - how to rename a collection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-library-on-android-device-how-to-rename-a-collection/980229)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-library-on-android-device-how-to-rename-a-collection/980229 "2023-02-23T08:33:01Z")
I like to think I’m reasonably technically competent, but I cannot figure out how to rename a collection in the Kindle app on my Android 13 tablet, or in the Web interface on Amazon. Google was not helpful either. I kept… --- ## [Us versus other mammals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-versus-other-mammals/979784)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-versus-other-mammals/979784 "2023-02-23T08:22:53Z")
I am of the opinion that there are few if any mammals that I could catch and defeat in hand-to-paw combat without the use of any sort of “tools” whatsoever. Let’s say I am a reasonably fit 25 year old (not in reality) I… --- ## [The Devil Asks: What do you wish for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-devil-asks-what-do-you-wish-for/931024)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-devil-asks-what-do-you-wish-for/931024 "2023-02-23T07:34:28Z")
The Devil offers to grant you a single wish, and in exchange you forfeit your eternal soul (standard fare for a deal with the Devil). Of course, the boon granted always comes with a catch. In this thread game, your post… --- ## [What would a deep Antarctic ice wall look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-deep-antarctic-ice-wall-look-like/979158)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-deep-antarctic-ice-wall-look-like/979158 "2023-02-23T07:02:58Z")
Parts of the Antarctic ice sheet touch bedrock that is thousands of feet under current mean sea level. Assume that the ice sheets have retreated to those points. (The time scale of this retreat doesn’t matter.) Would th… --- ## [How to construct a 4-Screen (7680px × 1080px) outdoor video display](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-construct-a-4-screen-7680px-x-1080px-outdoor-video-display/980131)
**Author:** [@MozeJose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MozeJose)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-construct-a-4-screen-7680px-x-1080px-outdoor-video-display/980131 "2023-02-23T06:35:13Z")
I have a video that is 7680px × 1080px, and I need to display it outdoors. I’m have no idea where to start figuring out the best way to execute this. Obviously, I can buy four displays, mount them side-by-side in a wate… --- ## [I want to build Titanic II !](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-build-titanic-ii/800807)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-build-titanic-ii/800807 "2023-02-23T05:14:35Z")
Let’s suppose my distant Piper cousin who made billions in Silicone Valley croaks and leaves his billions to me. I decide I want to re-create the Titanic experience. I want to re-build it and sail from Southampton to Ne… --- ## [Wisconsin Supreme Court 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisconsin-supreme-court-2023/980188)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisconsin-supreme-court-2023/980188 "2023-02-23T03:54:19Z")
Currently the court is 4-3 with Conservatives in the majority. With a retirement the April election could flip the majority. Yesterday was the primary – there were two conservative and two liberal justices. TLDR one ea… --- ## [What's the longest detour?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-longest-detour/979985)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-longest-detour/979985 "2023-02-23T03:38:03Z")
I was just up at the Grand Canyon taking winter photos. From the South Rim, you can see the North Rim visitor’s center, around 10 miles away. But, it’s over 200 miles to actually drive from one to the other. Is this the… --- ## [NFL 2022: The Super Bowl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-the-super-bowl/979407)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-the-super-bowl/979407 "2023-02-23T03:27:27Z")
And somehow we’re down to the last thread of the 2022 season, featuring the unsurprising matchup of the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. What I did find surprising is that this will be the first Super Bowl… --- ## [Pancake Day is here! What's for dinner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancake-day-is-here-whats-for-dinner/980128)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancake-day-is-here-whats-for-dinner/980128 "2023-02-23T02:18:33Z")
Pancake Day is finally here (I think you might call it something else in the US? Fat Tuesday? Love that name). So what’s for dinner? I like to keep it simple and traditional (well, traditional for the UK, anyway) - we c… --- ## [Survey Scams Embedded In Legitimate-Looking Jobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survey-scams-embedded-in-legitimate-looking-jobs/980197)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survey-scams-embedded-in-legitimate-looking-jobs/980197 "2023-02-23T01:51:16Z")
I’ve recently joined the ranks of the unemployed after company downsizing. Yay me. I’ve been hitting the job search sites for work-from-home data-entry and similar jobs. I apply, go through all the hoops, then I get an e… --- ## [Real or fake photo? (tRump and Putin in 2018)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-or-fake-photo-trump-and-putin-in-2018/980116)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-or-fake-photo-trump-and-putin-in-2018/980116 "2023-02-23T00:57:24Z")
See this (the top photo) on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalHumor/comments/117al8r/presidents\_day/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=ios\_app&utm\_name=iossmf Since tRump is around 6’3" and Putin is around 5’7", I wo… --- ## [What is your life worth-Hardcore Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-life-worth-hardcore-edition/980175)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-life-worth-hardcore-edition/980175 "2023-02-23T00:24:53Z")
Hypothetical: You are kidnapped and find yourself in a room with a chair, a table and a gun sitting on that table. A voice comes over an unseen intercom and says, “We will kill a random person in fifteen minutes, and e… --- ## [Deconvolving diffraction spikes in Webb images](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deconvolving-diffraction-spikes-in-webb-images/980149)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deconvolving-diffraction-spikes-in-webb-images/980149 "2023-02-23T00:07:13Z")
I’ve wondered about this generally for decades, and especially recently as Webb came online and we see photos with those six diffraction spikes and the two smaller ones. There is information in those spikes. They provide… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=889) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=891)