# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=899&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 900 --- ## [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… --- ## [Was the Irish Potato Famine caused by people being forbidden to eat anything but potatos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-irish-potato-famine-caused-by-people-being-forbidden-to-eat-anything-but-potatos/979594)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2023, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-irish-potato-famine-caused-by-people-being-forbidden-to-eat-anything-but-potatos/979594 "2023-02-13T01:38:01Z")
I would like a point clarified re the Irish Potato Famine. The sort of general information that I have gathered on the topic over the years is something like this: the famine occurred because there was a potato blight th… --- ## [Thank you, Henry Cavill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-henry-cavill/979686)
**Author:** [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2023, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-henry-cavill/979686 "2023-02-12T23:59:06Z")
My wife just Wam Bam thank you sir’d me. No sweet talk. No cuddling afterward. Just got up and went to watch more of The Witcher and told me to not bother her while watching. I feel so cheap and used. Note to self - sen… --- ## [Help Identify 70s Broadway Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-70s-broadway-show/979629)
**Author:** [@mtnmatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mtnmatt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2023, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-70s-broadway-show/979629 "2023-02-12T23:50:03Z")
When I was a kid growing up in NJ in the 1970s, we’d see a lot of TV ads for Broadway shows. One was a fairly typical overview of the plot and characters, and my memory is that it was some kind of comedy, maybe set in a… --- ## [Rock, stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-stone/979017)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-stone/979017 "2023-02-12T21:55:20Z")
Rock and stone are two synonyms, right? Or… are they? Over the years as I kept learning languages I kept noticing a pattern: most languages have one word consistently translated as “rock” and a different word consistent… --- ## [I'm never gonna stop the rain by complainin'; RIP Burt Bacharach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-never-gonna-stop-the-rain-by-complainin-rip-burt-bacharach/979532)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2023, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-never-gonna-stop-the-rain-by-complainin-rip-burt-bacharach/979532 "2023-02-12T21:50:21Z")
Burt Bacharach has died. He was 94. --- ## [Woo Hoo - I scared a spammer!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-hoo-i-scared-a-spammer/979536)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-hoo-i-scared-a-spammer/979536 "2023-02-12T21:42:01Z")
We have been getting daily calls from marketers that show up on the caller ID as “Spam risk”. We have hung up, ignored them and shouted into the phone so far. Today I answered the phone and began slowly speaking in my be… --- ## [I've got to stop reading those articles which show crazy texts from dating apps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-to-stop-reading-those-articles-which-show-crazy-texts-from-dating-apps/979659)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2023, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-to-stop-reading-those-articles-which-show-crazy-texts-from-dating-apps/979659 "2023-02-12T21:30:02Z")
The idea is too long to fit into a subject title. But some entertainment-style news sources show text threads that women\* receive from creepy people once they use a dating app. God, the crazy, abusive crap that women r… --- ## [Immune deficiency due to repeated covid infection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immune-deficiency-due-to-repeated-covid-infection/979308)
**Author:** [@metonymic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/metonymic)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2023, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immune-deficiency-due-to-repeated-covid-infection/979308 "2023-02-12T21:05:14Z")
One of my friends has become increasingly concerned about the effects of covid infection and re-infection on the immune system and I don’t feel like I have a very good understanding of the current science/knowledge, so I… --- ## [Why no microwave ovens for lefties?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-microwave-ovens-for-lefties/979591)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2023, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-microwave-ovens-for-lefties/979591 "2023-02-12T20:09:16Z")
I moved into a new apartment at the beginning of this month (February 2023, for all you internet archeologists in the far future). It’s a nice little place, with the standard kitchen appliances built in. I have a concern… --- ## [Google Streetview -- how quickly updated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-streetview-how-quickly-updated/979038)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-streetview-how-quickly-updated/979038 "2023-02-12T19:07:57Z")
How quickly do the pictures taken by the Google Streetview car get uploaded to GoogleMaps? --- ## [I can confirm that milk relieves the burn of chili in the eye](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-confirm-that-milk-relieves-the-burn-of-chili-in-the-eye/979654)
**Author:** [@Amikejo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amikejo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-confirm-that-milk-relieves-the-burn-of-chili-in-the-eye/979654 "2023-02-12T18:07:00Z")
First I tried rinsing it out with water which made it much much worse. Dabbed milk onto some paper towel and stuck that on the eye. Worked wonders. --- ## [Good morning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-morning/979622)
**Author:** [@JimNightshade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimNightshade)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-morning/979622 "2023-02-12T17:19:40Z")
All the best. --- ## [Looking for Malian profanity (preferably not in French)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-malian-profanity-preferably-not-in-french/979648)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2023, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-malian-profanity-preferably-not-in-french/979648 "2023-02-12T12:43:53Z")
As in, from Mali, the country. Population 24 million, more than 13 languages having some form of official status—out of 80 spoken—aside from the official language, French. For a creative project of mine, I’m looking for… --- ## [Vincent theme not working?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vincent-theme-not-working/979546)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2023, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vincent-theme-not-working/979546 "2023-02-12T06:43:51Z")
When I came to the forums today, my theme had changed. I had Vincent but now it’s the Dark theme. I tried changing the theme and then selecting Vincent again but it defaults back to Dark. I restarted my laptop but tha… --- ## [How much energy to read/write a hard drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-energy-to-read-write-a-hard-drive/979646)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2023, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-energy-to-read-write-a-hard-drive/979646 "2023-02-12T06:19:34Z")
To write a bit to a hard drive, the read-write head has to be supplied with one or more bursts of electrical current in order to change the state of magnetization on the surface of the hard drive’s platter. It takes som… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=898&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=900&state=watching)