# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=896&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 897 --- ## [In general, why is the college "party culture" viewed as negative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-general-why-is-the-college-party-culture-viewed-as-negative/836411)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-general-why-is-the-college-party-culture-viewed-as-negative/836411 "2023-02-16T17:56:03Z")
Is it the inappropriate behaviors that may occur from it? Or is it the illegal aspect of underage drinking? I think it’s a mix of several factors if you ask me. Now, I understand that partying has it’s pros & cons, & ev… --- ## [This week in Sudoku - a Triple, triple, triple solution!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-week-in-sudoku-a-triple-triple-triple-solution/979718)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-week-in-sudoku-a-triple-triple-triple-solution/979718 "2023-02-16T17:12:17Z")
For almost the last twenty years I have been a Sudoku addict. Even if I look at nothing else in the paper, I have to solve the Sudoku. I have a Sudoku desk calendar. People give me sudoku books, which I rapidly solve all… --- ## [Bootb is Banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bootb-is-banned/979893)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bootb-is-banned/979893 "2023-02-16T14:11:09Z")
You can’t Pit the staff, and you can’t make Pit-style attacks on the staff in ATMB. This is the way Ed phrased it in his revised rules: His post was definitely abusive and contemptuous. He insulted Aspenglow about he… --- ## [Thread idea/question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-idea-question/979787)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-idea-question/979787 "2023-02-16T16:28:32Z")
Has there ever been a debate thread where Dopers argued their pet political/social issues, but did so intentionally from the opposite position that they personally hold (e.g. gun control, abortion, capitalist markets, va… --- ## [Looking for a forgotten anime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-forgotten-anime/979310)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-forgotten-anime/979310 "2023-02-16T16:28:17Z")
I am not an experienced fan of anime so I don’t know where to start, I can’t Google it and while I am sure I watched it on YouTube searching there reveals nothing. Anyway: This is likely not obscure and not very old. … --- ## [Rihanna halftime show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rihanna-halftime-show/979715)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rihanna-halftime-show/979715 "2023-02-16T16:05:34Z")
The halftime show has been referred to in a couple of other threads, but I wondered it it might merit a separate thread. I’m wondering what folk thought of it. Was it great? So so? Just a typical halftime medley? I’… --- ## [The Flash Season 9 \[The Final Season\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-season-9-the-final-season/979467)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-season-9-the-final-season/979467 "2023-02-16T16:03:26Z")
The ninth and final season of The Flash premieres Wednesday, Feb 9. After the shambles of the previous two seasons, will the show go out with a bang? What kind of cameos can we expect? Speaking of cameos, can the last s… --- ## [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… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=895&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=897&state=tracking)