# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=930&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 931 --- ## [How strong is the vegetarian/vegan aversion to meat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-strong-is-the-vegetarian-vegan-aversion-to-meat/976290)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2023, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-strong-is-the-vegetarian-vegan-aversion-to-meat/976290 "2023-01-03T23:25:33Z")
I’m as carnivorous as most people, but do want to genuinely understand how vegans/vegetarians feel about meat. Is it a mere dislike of meat - “I avoid it but will eat it if I have to,” or is even more potent, like “I’ll… --- ## [Putin pretends to be Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-pretends-to-be-sauron/977557)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-pretends-to-be-sauron/977557 "2023-01-03T21:28:35Z")
The story of the rings is well known here, so this will need little further comment: Putin gives away eight rings as gifts to the leaders of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries at an informal summit he… --- ## [Good Guy VS Bad Guy Wars where the good guy wins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-guy-vs-bad-guy-wars-where-the-good-guy-wins/976356)
**Author:** [@Janus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Janus)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2023, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-guy-vs-bad-guy-wars-where-the-good-guy-wins/976356 "2023-01-03T21:17:37Z")
The current Russian VS Ukraine seems to be an example. WW2 is a classic case. But what other wars were “Good” vs “Bad”. Many wars have been fought by one King vs another King. Emperor vs another Emperor. Dictator vs… --- ## [NFL 2022: Week Seventeen Seconds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-seventeen-seconds/977243)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2023, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-seventeen-seconds/977243 "2023-01-03T19:42:09Z")
It’s week seventeen (seconds), a measure of life. And a strangely fitting song for many of the teams. Time slips away And the light begins to fade And everything is quiet now. Feeling is gone And the picture disapp… --- ## [Herschel Walker (need I say more?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herschel-walker-need-i-say-more/972861)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 442\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2023, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herschel-walker-need-i-say-more/972861 "2023-01-03T19:16:00Z")
But I will. Earlier today, someone on CNN said “He’s not qualified for the Senate.” No, he’s not, and he’s not qualified to be a dogcatcher either, which is a statement I realize is insulting to dogcatchers. Anything … --- ## [Who would have been responsible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-have-been-responsible/977496)
**Author:** [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2023, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-have-been-responsible/977496 "2023-01-03T19:15:33Z")
Had a near miss 2 days ago: Was waiting in a left-turn lane with turn signal operating. Light turns green (there’s no left-turn arrow) and I wait for some oncoming traffic to pass. There’s a gap and then one final onco… --- ## [Blacks In The British Aristocracy, c. 1714-1830](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blacks-in-the-british-aristocracy-c-1714-1830/977426)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2023, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blacks-in-the-british-aristocracy-c-1714-1830/977426 "2023-01-03T19:10:17Z")
I’m watching a TV show that includes among its characters a Georgian-era noblewoman. The actress who portrays her is Black. I’m not asking from a place of complaint – bully for inclusive casting and all that – but is the… --- ## [Facebook recipe videos asking for your city?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-recipe-videos-asking-for-your-city/977354)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-recipe-videos-asking-for-your-city/977354 "2023-01-03T18:25:43Z")
Occasionally I’ll watch a recipe video on Facebook. (About half the time they’re pretty lame.) Every one of them asks, ‘Tell me the city you’re watching from, so I can send you special greetings.’ OK, I get that if yo… --- ## [Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) Thread - 2022 Breaking News](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 696\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2022-breaking-news/957022 "2023-01-03T18:24:57Z")
Here we go again. In case anyone wants to easily find the previous threads: Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) Thread - 2020 Breaking News Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) Thread - 2021 Breaking News As I did last year… --- ## [1960s TODAY Show theme (Jazz xylophone)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-today-show-theme-jazz-xylophone/977593)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-today-show-theme-jazz-xylophone/977593 "2023-01-03T18:09:04Z")
Those of us over the age of 60 might remember the theme song from The Today Show during its 1960s Barbara Walters/Hugh Downs incarnation, circa 1965-69. Does anybody here happen to know the name of the tune, or the music… --- ## [Most underrated video game consoles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-underrated-video-game-consoles/977361)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2023, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-underrated-video-game-consoles/977361 "2023-01-03T17:30:38Z")
Just browsing through Wikipedia and looking at the old consoles. Some I owned, some relatives or friends owned, some I’ve heard of, but never played, and some I’ve never heard of. So, most of us know the most successful… --- ## [Has there ever been a "connoisseur culture" about any drug other than alcohol?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-a-connoisseur-culture-about-any-drug-other-than-alcohol/977076)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-a-connoisseur-culture-about-any-drug-other-than-alcohol/977076 "2023-01-03T17:11:23Z")
So random musing picking up booze for Christmas… Has any other drug had a “connoisseur culture” approaching that of alcohol? By that I mean two different varieties of basically the same drug, in the same form, having, s… --- ## [The omnibus short story ID thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-short-story-id-thread/977497)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2023, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-short-story-id-thread/977497 "2023-01-03T15:45:03Z")
I’ll start this thread with this: A guy wakes up with what appears to be aphasia. Words just don’t mean what he thinks they mean. There’s something about ‘encyclopedia’ meaning ‘dog’. He has to learn vocabulary all o… --- ## [Help me with new light bulbs. sigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-new-light-bulbs-sigh/976035)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-new-light-bulbs-sigh/976035 "2023-01-03T15:33:51Z")
It used to be easy. 40 watt? 60 watt? 100 watt? tri-light? done. Now I spend 20 minutes at the light bulb aisle, trying to figure out what to buy, and in the end I’m not sure what I’ve got. I want to get a tri-lig… --- ## [Public Domain Day 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-domain-day-2023/977474)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-domain-day-2023/977474 "2023-01-03T14:44:31Z")
On January 1st works from 1927 officially enter the public domain. A few highlights: Sherlock Holmes The movie Metropolis The “We all scream for Ice Cream” song. More info and examples here: I think Metropolis in… --- ## [Do Marines shout "Medic" when they're injured?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-marines-shout-medic-when-theyre-injured/977587)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2023, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-marines-shout-medic-when-theyre-injured/977587 "2023-01-03T14:34:12Z")
I’ve learned that U.S. Marines don’t have medics with them, but Navy Corpsmen who serve the same function. So do they call “Corpsman” or stick with “Medic” since everyone knows what it means anyway? --- ## [Do you still mask?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-mask/976491)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2023, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-mask/976491 "2023-01-03T13:03:26Z")
poll Just a quick ad-hoc poll. Yes, any masking could be considered medical necessity, but that choice is intended for people who are in higher risk groups. If you’re masking out of an abundance of caution, please choo… --- ## [Driving your car \[Is it still a good idea to drive your car fast every once in a while?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-your-car-is-it-still-a-good-idea-to-drive-your-car-fast-every-once-in-a-while/977417)
**Author:** [@stosh1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh1)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2023, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-your-car-is-it-still-a-good-idea-to-drive-your-car-fast-every-once-in-a-while/977417 "2023-01-03T12:34:53Z")
Is it still a good idea to take your car out on a highway and drive it fast every once in awhile? --- ## [Did Emperor Augustus really say he would "make Rome great again"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-emperor-augustus-really-say-he-would-make-rome-great-again/977537)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2023, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-emperor-augustus-really-say-he-would-make-rome-great-again/977537 "2023-01-03T04:12:45Z")
Did Emperor Augustus really say he would “make Rome great again”? I have not been able verify that. If he did say it how would he have put it in Latin? --- ## [Any idea what this could be? (Colleague's spouse sudden seizures)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-idea-what-this-could-be-colleagues-spouse-sudden-seizures/975717)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2023, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-idea-what-this-could-be-colleagues-spouse-sudden-seizures/975717 "2023-01-03T03:07:56Z")
Someone I work with has a cement pouring business with her husband. It’s hard work, especially given that Hawai’i can get pretty hot, but they are both quite strong. Her husband is around 71, I think, and has generally b… --- ## ['Best Albums of 2022' lists...who are these people?!? Man, I'm old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-albums-of-2022-lists-who-are-these-people-man-im-old/976586)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2023, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-albums-of-2022-lists-who-are-these-people-man-im-old/976586 "2023-01-03T00:57:23Z")
There was a time when I said to myself, I’m not going to get so old and out of touch that I haven’t even heard of most current popular music acts. I might not like the music, but I will be aware of it. Then 30+ years ha… --- ## [Comments on having Covid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comments-on-having-covid/966383)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2023, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comments-on-having-covid/966383 "2023-01-03T00:57:23Z")
I just tested positive for Covid, but there’s nothing to worry about at present. Basically I’ve been isolating at home for over 2 years and just last week went on a trip with a couple of friends. Sadly two of us caught … --- ## [Videos I Don't Understand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/videos-i-dont-understand/977421)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/videos-i-dont-understand/977421 "2023-01-02T23:10:41Z")
Okay, this is truly mundane and likely just stupid. A lot of short videos show up on my FB page. Some few are entertaining, but most are just pointless, as far as I can tell. A popular genre seems to be in the nature of … --- ## [Sister got bonded out of jail by her boyfriend and now her boyfriend wants me to pay him back, am I responsible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sister-got-bonded-out-of-jail-by-her-boyfriend-and-now-her-boyfriend-wants-me-to-pay-him-back-am-i-responsible/977302)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sister-got-bonded-out-of-jail-by-her-boyfriend-and-now-her-boyfriend-wants-me-to-pay-him-back-am-i-responsible/977302 "2023-01-02T14:47:28Z")
Long story short sister got a bad DUI and wrecked her car, her bail was set pretty high for being a repeat offender and so she needed $4,000 from a bail bondsman to get out. I refused to pay despite the fact she lives in… --- ## [Airsickness - still common? Why or why not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airsickness-still-common-why-or-why-not/973614)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airsickness-still-common-why-or-why-not/973614 "2023-01-02T22:44:26Z")
Back in the 1960s and 1970s, being airsick was a common reference in television, movies, and other media (“On the way the paper bag was on my knee/Man, I had a dreadful flight” By the 1990s, when began I was flying regu… --- ## [Ancient Apocalypse....really? A "new" Netflix "documentary"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-apocalypse-really-a-new-netflix-documentary/976510)
**Author:** [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-apocalypse-really-a-new-netflix-documentary/976510 "2023-01-02T22:05:15Z")
This came up on my Netflix suggestions and I confess I was surprised to see that they’d paid out good money to Graham Hancock of all people who seems to have been peddling the same nonsense “theories” for nigh-on 30 year… --- ## [What does Ratzinger mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ratzinger-mean/300130)
**Author:** [@jimmmy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimmmy)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ratzinger-mean/300130 "2023-01-02T21:29:26Z")
What does the German name mean in English? --- ## [It's a Wonderful Life: "He's making violent love to me, mother!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-wonderful-life-hes-making-violent-love-to-me-mother/977355)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-wonderful-life-hes-making-violent-love-to-me-mother/977355 "2023-01-02T21:06:18Z")
Recently had my annual screening of “It’s a Wonderful Life” in my living room, and one of my favorite scenes in the movie is when a grumpy George stops by Mary’s house. She’s chipper, hoping to recapture some of the magi… --- ## [Sardines vs. Mackerel (tinned/canned) Do we have thoughts on the difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sardines-vs-mackerel-tinned-canned-do-we-have-thoughts-on-the-difference/977405)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sardines-vs-mackerel-tinned-canned-do-we-have-thoughts-on-the-difference/977405 "2023-01-02T20:29:14Z")
I bought a tin of each, same brand, each packed in olive oil. Both are labeled “skinless & boneless.” Do my esteemed Dopers have opinions on each? Which tastes better? … or is better used in certain applications? Matter… --- ## [Are there any good earbuds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-good-earbuds/977475)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-good-earbuds/977475 "2023-01-02T19:43:56Z")
I don’t like them. They are uncomfortable, won’t stay in my ears, and the sound quality does not seem to be good. Give me a decent pair of studio quality headphones any day. But I am prepared to believe that there ju… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=929&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=931&state=muted)