# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=898 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 899 --- ## [Let's talk trash and composting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-trash-and-composting/978960)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2023, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-trash-and-composting/978960 "2023-02-14T03:56:30Z")
Hello Everyone, Due to a new state law here in California, I will have new trash bins starting next week. Instead of 2 bins, I will now have 3 bins. This means I need to rethink how I dispose of my trash. Has anyone … --- ## ['He Gets Us' I cannot find the thread about them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-gets-us-i-cannot-find-the-thread-about-them/979748)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2023, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-gets-us-i-cannot-find-the-thread-about-them/979748 "2023-02-14T03:38:13Z")
We’ve had a thread or two wondering just what this group was about and what they were up to. I cannot find those threads. But this article did catch my eye. ‘He Gets Us’ Super Bowl Ads for Jesus Flagged by Fans Criticizi… --- ## [7.8 Earthquake in Türkiye & Syria 02/06/2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-8-earthquake-in-turkiye-syria-02-06-2023/979377)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2023, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-8-earthquake-in-turkiye-syria-02-06-2023/979377 "2023-02-14T02:51:40Z")
Terrible News Today. I’m hearing some estimates of more than Ten Thousand presumed dead. Several powerful after shocks have also been felt. --- ## [Iron lung question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-lung-question/979601)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2023, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-lung-question/979601 "2023-02-14T02:23:00Z")
I stumbled across an interesting fact: there still 2 people in the US who rely on (and live in) an iron lung. Polio Paul, contracted polio when he was 6. He has been living in one for a whopping 71 years! The other is M… --- ## [Are people afraid to say "died" or "dead" when talking about the deceased?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-afraid-to-say-died-or-dead-when-talking-about-the-deceased/979479)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2023, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-afraid-to-say-died-or-dead-when-talking-about-the-deceased/979479 "2023-02-14T02:20:37Z")
Passed on, passed away, passed, gone to his reward - I hear these euphemisms all the time. But I hardly ever hear someone say “He died.” or “She’s dead.” Are the “d” words considered to be too harsh or something? Do y… --- ## [Are N95 Masks Effective at Filtering Airborne Viruses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-n95-masks-effective-at-filtering-airborne-viruses/979683)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2023, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-n95-masks-effective-at-filtering-airborne-viruses/979683 "2023-02-14T01:36:43Z")
Continuing the discussion from If you (individual or country) are still masking, why will you ever stop?: I think you’re missing my point. It is presumably true that N95 masks are subjected to flow tests before being ce… --- ## [The "I'm blanking on a word or phrase" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-im-blanking-on-a-word-or-phrase-thread/979722)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2023, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-im-blanking-on-a-word-or-phrase-thread/979722 "2023-02-14T01:11:40Z")
(Mods, move if this isn’t the right forum) What is the relatively new phrase for shifting social norms, or changing what’s broadly considered acceptable? Similar to “moving the goalposts”, only that usually refers to ar… --- ## [No searching allowed: who are the 8 black QBs to ever start a Super Bowl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-searching-allowed-who-are-the-8-black-qbs-to-ever-start-a-super-bowl/979671)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2023, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-searching-allowed-who-are-the-8-black-qbs-to-ever-start-a-super-bowl/979671 "2023-02-14T01:11:34Z")
I just saw this start on NFL Game Day. Off the top of my head I can think of Doug Williams, Patrick Mahomes, Russell Wilson, and Donovan McNabb. Yeah I could look up the answer but can you name them, or the others, off t… --- ## [Is This Date Syrup Safe To Consume?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-date-syrup-safe-to-consume/979548)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-date-syrup-safe-to-consume/979548 "2023-02-14T00:25:47Z")
Until recently, the Russian market near me sold date paste. It was cheap and delicious. Naturally, they stopped selling it. I had a hunch and checked in the Arab-ish market. I quickly found date syrup. When I got the stu… --- ## [NFL Pro Bowl Games? More like Pro Bowl Joke!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-pro-bowl-games-more-like-pro-bowl-joke/979388)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Krupe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Krupe)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2023, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-pro-bowl-games-more-like-pro-bowl-joke/979388 "2023-02-14T00:14:46Z")
The Pro Bowl “Games” were held this weekend, and what a fuckin’ joke. I didn’t think the Pro Bowl could get any worse, and then it did with “events” like flag football, “kick tac toe,” and a goddamned water balloon toss! … --- ## [Explain why this stock analysis is bad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-why-this-stock-analysis-is-bad/979181)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2023, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-why-this-stock-analysis-is-bad/979181 "2023-02-13T23:05:06Z")
We all know that target prices for stocks are usually worthless. I was looking at a stock today and thought of a way to get a target price. It’s probably not accurate at all but I’m not sure why. Company A and Company… --- ## [Medicare auto payment question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medicare-auto-payment-question/979628)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2023, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medicare-auto-payment-question/979628 "2023-02-13T22:53:00Z")
I signed up for Medicare back in September of 2021 when I turned 65. I have been making my payments via Easy pay through my checking account. I just received a letter from Social Security letting me know that my SS payme… --- ## [Have You (Or Others) Stopped Driving Once COVID Hit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-others-stopped-driving-once-covid-hit/979657)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-others-stopped-driving-once-covid-hit/979657 "2023-02-13T22:21:25Z")
When COVID hit, grocery delivery sounded so appealing, and after a problem with my car, I just order… I haven’t driven in 2 yrs, and don’t miss it one bit. Even worse is being a passenger, where I can see all the drivers… --- ## [Movies where the timeline is not linear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-the-timeline-is-not-linear/978169)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2023, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-the-timeline-is-not-linear/978169 "2023-02-13T21:38:33Z")
Right after Pulp Fiction came out, they were all the rage. I especially remember Go with Katie Holmes. Loved that one and sorry it didn’t hit with people. Another was a foreign film-- I don’t remember if it came before o… --- ## [Lithium found in India](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lithium-found-in-india/979634)
**Author:** [@Grestarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grestarian)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2023, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lithium-found-in-india/979634 "2023-02-13T20:31:27Z")
Of course, it will take a while to develop as a resource, but I’m sure offers of mining development support are already pouring in. According to news sources close to the sites, Lithium… …has the power to not only cha… --- ## [Superbowl snacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superbowl-snacks/979642)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2023, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superbowl-snacks/979642 "2023-02-13T20:17:31Z")
I love football. Also the Superbowl. Decided at the grocery store to get some snacks. I got celery with ranch dip, and tostidos with salsa con queso. I don’t drink pop, so will probably go with Gatorade. You? --- ## [Someone I know got a planet named after them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-i-know-got-a-planet-named-after-them/979708)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2023, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-i-know-got-a-planet-named-after-them/979708 "2023-02-13T20:08:49Z")
Just now I was Googling for old friends and acquaintances and discovered that someone I know has had a planet named after him: Back in the early 1990s, Ross Parker and I were active on the BBS scene and members of the… --- ## [Amazon Audible—do you like it? Book recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-audible-do-you-like-it-book-recommendations/979264)
**Author:** [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2023, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-audible-do-you-like-it-book-recommendations/979264 "2023-02-13T16:30:11Z")
So, I was browsing for a book to buy on Amazon and Childhood’s End / Arthur C. Clarke piqued my interest. I saw that it cost 1 credit on Audible. I also saw that I had 12 credits accumulated. Huh? So, silly me, I looked… --- ## [Which is the best cooking oil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-cooking-oil/979274)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2023, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-cooking-oil/979274 "2023-02-13T15:40:57Z")
Olive oil, for health and flavor, I understand, but it burns at a low temperature. When it comes to higher temperatures, which oil is healthiest? --- ## [Anybody here paying attention to Comet ZTF? (Zwicky Transient Facility)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-paying-attention-to-comet-ztf-zwicky-transient-facility/977989)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2023, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-paying-attention-to-comet-ztf-zwicky-transient-facility/977989 "2023-02-13T14:50:43Z")
Quoted from wiki (C/2022 E3 (ZTF) - Wikipedia) — “C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is a long period comet that was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility on 2 March 2022. The comet will reach its perihelion on January 12, 2023, at … --- ## [Thinking of Tubadiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-tubadiva/979660)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2023, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-tubadiva/979660 "2023-02-13T14:13:04Z")
(upload://xra8HjF19AjLyYn3n2IaSFKi01.jpeg) --- ## [I Fell in a Vat of Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fell-in-a-vat-of-chocolate/965974)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2023, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fell-in-a-vat-of-chocolate/965974 "2023-02-13T13:46:24Z")
Life Imitates the Smothers Brothers https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/09/us/chocolate-tank-rescue-pennsylvania/index.html All I could think of, of course, was this: Also, if you’re going to fall in a vat of c… --- ## [Tostitos Breathalyzer- Marketing genius, or complete insanity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tostitos-breathalyzer-marketing-genius-or-complete-insanity/979680)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2023, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tostitos-breathalyzer-marketing-genius-or-complete-insanity/979680 "2023-02-13T13:49:14Z")
Link here: Tostitos’ New Breathalyzer Chip Bag Is Here to Be Your New Best Friend (yahoo.com) A Tostitos bag that doubles as a breathalyzer might be a fun thing to bring to a party, but what if someone is pulled over fo… --- ## [What Would It Take For A New American Politician To Have Bipartisan Support?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-for-a-new-american-politician-to-have-bipartisan-support/979389)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2023, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-for-a-new-american-politician-to-have-bipartisan-support/979389 "2023-02-13T13:12:39Z")
Biden is old and not given credit for doing stuff. McCarthy was not elected Speaker without delay. Trump may prove to be a spoilsport if not given his bottle. What would it take for a politician to have broad appeal? … --- ## [Isolated shit, courtesy your neighbourly right wing scumbag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isolated-shit-courtesy-your-neighbourly-right-wing-scumbag/966900)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2023, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isolated-shit-courtesy-your-neighbourly-right-wing-scumbag/966900 "2023-02-13T11:11:29Z")
Right-wing violence will be on the rise now. This thread is for documenting such isolated incidents. To premept fucktards from the right, here - antifa/blm woo will get obviously FUCKING ZERO traction here. Thankfull… --- ## [Cecil's New Mailbag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecils-new-mailbag/979447)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2023, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecils-new-mailbag/979447 "2023-02-13T10:37:52Z")
Where is Cecil’s new mailbag? Each of the new columns ends with the following: After some time off to recharge, Cecil Adams is back! The Master can answer any question. Post questions or topics for investigation in th… --- ## [Cheek kiss - left or right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheek-kiss-left-or-right/979537)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2023, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheek-kiss-left-or-right/979537 "2023-02-13T08:39:43Z")
In this amusing article about the “scandalous” kiss between Jill Biden and Doug Emhoff (Kamala Harris’ husband) at the SOTU address, it is hypothesized that this was an attempted cheek kiss where one person went for the … --- ## [Where's The New MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-new-mmp/979378)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 266\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2023, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-new-mmp/979378 "2023-02-13T03:37:07Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 42 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of \< snerk \> 69! \< snerk \> and N.O.S. for the day. The big item on today’s agenda is cleanin’ lady comin’ around ten to s… --- ## [US flag at New York Stock Exchange?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-flag-at-new-york-stock-exchange/979689)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2023, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-flag-at-new-york-stock-exchange/979689 "2023-02-13T03:31:44Z")
I’ve noticed in recent photos of the NYSE building that the giant US flsg on the Broad St side is no longer there. Does anyone know the story? I think it’s been there since 9/11. --- ## [Travertine, Marble, or other for patio deck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travertine-marble-or-other-for-patio-deck/979606)
**Author:** [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2023, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travertine-marble-or-other-for-patio-deck/979606 "2023-02-13T03:23:10Z")
Here in sunny South Florida, I’m partway through the tedious process of having a pool put in my back yard. It’s about time to pick the deck material. The main choices seem to be travertine or marble pavers. Reading va… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=897) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=899)