# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=896 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 897 --- ## [What jersey numbers did you wear on your sports teams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-jersey-numbers-did-you-wear-on-your-sports-teams/965718)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-jersey-numbers-did-you-wear-on-your-sports-teams/965718 "2023-02-16T15:03:13Z")
If you participated in sports, what jersey numbers did you wear? I became a fan of the number 12 after finding a red football-looking jersey with that number on it and buying it from a thrift store, but when I wanted to… --- ## [Moldova - Putin’s next target?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moldova-putin-s-next-target/979672)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moldova-putin-s-next-target/979672 "2023-02-16T14:44:55Z")
Here’s the breakaway (ha!) thread on Moldova. It fits with the “Greater Russia” issue, but I thought I’d start a new thread because this might be an issue on its own. I don’t know much at all about Moldova, but looking … --- ## [Notification: unread message - but no message](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notification-unread-message-but-no-message/979872)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notification-unread-message-but-no-message/979872 "2023-02-16T13:58:08Z")
My user avatar-icon at top right shows the little green numerical bubble as if I have an unread private message in my inbox. When I tap or click the icon to pull down the notifications, I see a list of recent public mes… --- ## [Suggest a witty reply to a "what are you in for?" remark asked of a litter lifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-witty-reply-to-a-what-are-you-in-for-remark-asked-of-a-litter-lifter/979781)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-witty-reply-to-a-what-are-you-in-for-remark-asked-of-a-litter-lifter/979781 "2023-02-16T13:37:01Z")
I volunteered to pick up trash off the road sides recently. I wear a yellow vest and look just like someone who is doing it for a “community service” sentence. I’d like to hear some witty, but good natured, replies if … --- ## [How common, really, was the single income family with working father and stay at home mother?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-really-was-the-single-income-family-with-working-father-and-stay-at-home-mother/979473)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-really-was-the-single-income-family-with-working-father-and-stay-at-home-mother/979473 "2023-02-16T11:46:27Z")
Inspired by recent Cecil column comments. We know the trope; families in previous generations had the father going to work and the mother staying at home to care for kids and maintain the household. Except…granted this… --- ## [Why are a Bull's Balls so far Separated from its penis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-a-bulls-balls-so-far-separated-from-its-penis/236981)
**Author:** [@fluffball86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluffball86)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-a-bulls-balls-so-far-separated-from-its-penis/236981 "2023-02-16T10:37:22Z")
On a human the balls are basically connected to the penis, but on a bull, the balls are extremly far back on the body, the sperm has to travel at least three feet to get the to the penis, plus however long the penis is (… --- ## [Hey, I invented that! Bad, bad, bad Beck missed the boat once again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-i-invented-that-bad-bad-bad-beck-missed-the-boat-once-again/979813)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-i-invented-that-bad-bad-bad-beck-missed-the-boat-once-again/979813 "2023-02-16T04:15:10Z")
I invented red clay mud dyed clothing. Years of kids swimming in a pond in all manner of clothing. Not just swimsuits. Mostly cut-offs, t-shirts with underclothing still on. All whites turned a lovely color I named ‘Mu… --- ## [On the subject of extremely expired mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-subject-of-extremely-expired-mustard/979649)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-subject-of-extremely-expired-mustard/979649 "2023-02-16T04:08:43Z")
I baked some frozen sausage rolls late the other night, and thought they needed something to dip them in for enhancement. Foraging about in the cupboard, I found some rustic style mustard that looked like just the thing… --- ## [Chess rules question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-rules-question/979805)
**Author:** [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-rules-question/979805 "2023-02-16T03:54:29Z")
I ran across this question recently and was amazed to have to admit that I didn’t really know the rule. Here’s the situation: White moves (say) his bishop, putting black in check. Black moves his knight onto the bisho… --- ## [Debate: You can't say anything "of substance" on this board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debate-you-cant-say-anything-of-substance-on-this-board/979312)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debate-you-cant-say-anything-of-substance-on-this-board/979312 "2023-02-16T03:47:18Z")
In an ATMB thread, this claim was made: This statement seems on its face to be ludicrous. Is it really the case that nothing in Factual Questions or Great Debates contains “nothing of substance”? I don’t think so. It … --- ## [What excuses do dictators uses to justify their power?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-excuses-do-dictators-uses-to-justify-their-power/977877)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-excuses-do-dictators-uses-to-justify-their-power/977877 "2023-02-16T00:56:57Z")
I know that such a question can be met with a lengthy prison sentence or execution, but I’m sure such a question was not only asked but answered, even if by a foreign power. In the day of kings the answer sometimes invo… --- ## [Questions for Cecil--Chinese Balloon shootdowns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-cecil-chinese-balloon-shootdowns/979662)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-cecil-chinese-balloon-shootdowns/979662 "2023-02-16T00:23:10Z")
Why are we wasting missiles? A quick burst of cannon fire would trash them as well, and be cheaper. --- ## [Japanese students science project shot down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-students-science-project-shot-down/979723)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-students-science-project-shot-down/979723 "2023-02-15T22:43:51Z")
Japanese students from Tirami School were devastated to learn their science project may have been shot down over the US or Canada. The balloon carried 2 hamsters, a guinea pig and a baby stoat. All were doing well and we… --- ## [Another case of GOP hypocrisy (how many is this now?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-case-of-gop-hypocrisy-how-many-is-this-now/979101)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Krupe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Krupe)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-case-of-gop-hypocrisy-how-many-is-this-now/979101 "2023-02-15T21:59:36Z")
And fascism, and authoritarianism, and just plain goddamn evil. Ron DeSantis canceled the state’s AP course on African American studies. NPR says he calls it political agenda indoctrination. The Miami Herald article sa… --- ## [Chinese restaurant called out for 'problematic' concept](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-restaurant-called-out-for-problematic-concept/979740)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-restaurant-called-out-for-problematic-concept/979740 "2023-02-15T20:55:03Z")
Benjamin Berg lives in Houston, Texas. He is Caucasian/white. He opened a Chinese restaurant and named it “Benny Chows.” Some people find this problematic or offensive. Here’s the story. --- ## [Nicola Sturgeon resigns {Scotland}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicola-sturgeon-resigns-scotland/979818)
**Author:** [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicola-sturgeon-resigns-scotland/979818 "2023-02-15T19:22:31Z")
First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon has resigned. A little out of the blue perhaps but I suspect she could hear the mood music in the background. She’s had a bruising few months what with the knockback of a secon… --- ## [It doesn't sell! Let's call it something else!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-doesnt-sell-lets-call-it-something-else/978624)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-doesnt-sell-lets-call-it-something-else/978624 "2023-02-15T19:03:13Z")
I wanted to make a pasta dish that I’ve made in the past. It has a cream sauce made with smoked salmon and dill. Went shopping for ingredients last week, and grabbed a couple of packets of smoked salmon off the cooler sh… --- ## [Origins and meaning of phrase "bog standard" (UK slang)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-and-meaning-of-phrase-bog-standard-uk-slang/979712)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-and-meaning-of-phrase-bog-standard-uk-slang/979712 "2023-02-15T18:10:54Z")
What are the origins of the phrase ‘bog standard’? Does its use suggest any nuance perhaps not evident to Americans? That is, how does it differ from plain old ‘standard’? --- ## [What to do about hijacks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-hijacks/979509)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-hijacks/979509 "2023-02-15T17:46:08Z")
What is the proper response to an overlong hijack? Comment in the thread? Notify a mod? Live with it? In the schadenfreude thread I recently tried the first option twice (slippers and anthem) with a modicum of success, … --- ## [The United States constitution as a suicide pact](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-united-states-constitution-as-a-suicide-pact/979129)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-united-states-constitution-as-a-suicide-pact/979129 "2023-02-15T15:39:48Z")
Over in the Presidential Pardons Improved thread in Politics & Elections, @BobLibDem said: to which I responded: I see this comment from time to time; however, I do not think I have ever seen something that really su… --- ## [Do fast food taco chains have the market cornered on decent taco shells?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-fast-food-taco-chains-have-the-market-cornered-on-decent-taco-shells/979531)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-fast-food-taco-chains-have-the-market-cornered-on-decent-taco-shells/979531 "2023-02-15T14:46:57Z")
When I go to a taco chain such as Taco Bell or Taco Bueno, the shells are light and crispy. When I buy shells at the store, the shells taste stale and old. And WTF do I need to bake them in the oven? Uhg! So what gives… --- ## [Outdoors vs. indoors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outdoors-vs-indoors/979607)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outdoors-vs-indoors/979607 "2023-02-15T13:48:47Z")
Not sure if this has been asked before but here goes. I was thinking about this in relation to a question I had about what would happen if Earth’s gravity shut off. Long story short, the end of the world. Then I start… --- ## [Requesting Sanity Check on Estimated Dental Costs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requesting-sanity-check-on-estimated-dental-costs/979802)
**Author:** [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requesting-sanity-check-on-estimated-dental-costs/979802 "2023-02-15T13:21:20Z")
I’m going to keep this approximate and somewhat generic, so as not to compromise anyone’s anonymity. The person has been advised that they need to have their (remaining) upper teeth removed and a (permanent) bridge/dent… --- ## [Teleportation question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teleportation-question/979694)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teleportation-question/979694 "2023-02-15T13:20:00Z")
How popular would teleportation be if each jaunt took 15 minutes from people’s lives? --- ## [Best pho in the US is in Cleveland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pho-in-the-us-is-in-cleveland/979811)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pho-in-the-us-is-in-cleveland/979811 "2023-02-15T05:41:08Z")
I see this article is almost a year old. They had it displayed along with the award when we went to eat today. By the way, “Superior Pho” is named because it is technically on Superior Ave although everyone parks in back… --- ## [Australian slang question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-slang-question/979752)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-slang-question/979752 "2023-02-15T03:22:52Z")
Can anyone tell me what this means? "as far as a weekend up the Goldie goes, I suppose it beats being glassed on the Glitter Strip by some roided up wanker with a Bintang singlet and a schnozz full of goey.” wanker and… --- ## [Competition Law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-law/979745)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competition-law/979745 "2023-02-15T01:34:03Z")
I was wondering if anyone was aware of, or could give examples of big corporate mergers that resulted in lower prices or better deals for consumers. Thinking about airlines, telcos and pharmaceuticals, to name a few exa… --- ## [The Flash (2023) Looks Pretty Great](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-2023-looks-pretty-great/979720)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-2023-looks-pretty-great/979720 "2023-02-15T01:16:03Z")
One of the things I liked best about the recent DC movies was Ezra Miller’s Flash so, drama surrounding the actor notwithstanding, I’ve been excited for this movie for a few years now. The trailer is out and it looks pr… --- ## [Popular songs that give terrible advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-songs-that-give-terrible-advice/979343)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-songs-that-give-terrible-advice/979343 "2023-02-15T00:44:52Z")
Watching Umbrella Academy and Klaus tells his followers, “Don’t go chasing waterfalls. Stick to the rivers and lakes you’re used to” and, although I love the song, advising people not to take any chances is not good advi… --- ## [Trudeau: Warplane shot down object over northern Canada \[2/11/2023\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trudeau-warplane-shot-down-object-over-northern-canada-2-11-2023/979637)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2023, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trudeau-warplane-shot-down-object-over-northern-canada-2-11-2023/979637 "2023-02-14T23:52:37Z")
“Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.” –Ian Fleming OTTAWA (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday that on his order a U.S. warplane shot down an unidentified object th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=895) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=897)