# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=946 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 947 --- ## [2022 Computer Game Awards Nominations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-computer-game-awards-nominations/974934)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2022, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-computer-game-awards-nominations/974934 "2022-11-16T05:30:28Z")
Here is a list of the nominees for 2022 computer gaming awards. Opinions? Sorry it is a video, only source I found (I did not look very hard). --- ## [Number of responses is listed, but what about the number of views?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-responses-is-listed-but-what-about-the-number-of-views/968748)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2022, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-responses-is-listed-but-what-about-the-number-of-views/968748 "2022-11-16T04:27:35Z")
How can I see the number of views a thread has? It used to be there under the old board software, but I’ve no idea how to get that info now. --- ## [Why does overindulging in pizza make your testicles ache? (Potential for TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-overindulging-in-pizza-make-your-testicles-ache-potential-for-tmi/197821)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2022, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-overindulging-in-pizza-make-your-testicles-ache-potential-for-tmi/197821 "2022-11-16T03:01:40Z")
Okay, in my years of bachelorhood, I have often rhetorically asked “Why? Dear God, why?” when afflicted with the condition that I have come to think of as “Pizza balls” – the dull ache in your soft parts that lasts long… --- ## [Seat Belt Use and Vaccine Hesitancy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seat-belt-use-and-vaccine-hesitancy/974470)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2022, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seat-belt-use-and-vaccine-hesitancy/974470 "2022-11-16T01:58:52Z")
I’m looking at an old almanac from 2007, which gives seat belt use data by state. At that time, lowest use was in Mississippi (60.8%), Massachusetts, Kentucky, Arkansas, South Dakota, Kansas and South Carolina (around 6… --- ## [The infamous chainsaw story - UL or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-infamous-chainsaw-story-ul-or-not/42975)
**Author:** [@adamsc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adamsc)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2022, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-infamous-chainsaw-story-ul-or-not/42975 "2022-11-16T01:43:50Z")
I’m sure most people reading this have seen the story below or some variant. Has anyone ever found out whether it really happened? I’ve done a bit of searching and have found many, many nearly identical joke pages but no… --- ## [Science fiction idea I had](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-fiction-idea-i-had/974921)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-fiction-idea-i-had/974921 "2022-11-15T23:22:29Z")
So, I had an amusing idea for a science fiction short story. At long last, we discover that we are not alone in the Universe: There’s a sentient species on a planet orbiting Vega. And it turns out they’re a lot like u… --- ## [Wikirandompedia - Sports Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikirandompedia-sports-edition/974953)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikirandompedia-sports-edition/974953 "2022-11-15T20:39:22Z")
I’ve noticed that when I click on “random article” on the Wikipedia home page, it often brings up an athlete. To play this game: From the home page, click on “random article” repeatedly until you arrive at a page for an… --- ## [NFL 2022 Week Ten Commandments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-ten-commandments/974711)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-ten-commandments/974711 "2022-11-15T20:26:06Z")
It’s week 10, and the Eagles are likely to continue their undefeated season for at least another week, the Packers are rare underdogs at home, and the Colts look to turn around their season with a new coach. Oops, I mean… --- ## [How to sound like a native](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-sound-like-a-native/974340)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-sound-like-a-native/974340 "2022-11-15T20:00:53Z")
How hard is it for an adult non-native English speaker with a very heavy accent to learn how to sound like a native. Let’s say you are working with a language coach over several years, could you achieve it, or is it bas… --- ## [Snapple "Real Fact", about brain waves and electric trains](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snapple-real-fact-about-brain-waves-and-electric-trains/301402)
**Author:** [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snapple-real-fact-about-brain-waves-and-electric-trains/301402 "2022-11-15T19:20:38Z")
According to Snapple (the beverage), “Brain waves can be used to run an electric train”. It is fact #59 in their bottle cap series of “Real Facts”.Go to Snapple.com , click on the Real Facts icon on the top of the page … --- ## [Cacatum non est pictum - a Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cacatum-non-est-pictum-a-question/30494)
**Author:** [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cacatum-non-est-pictum-a-question/30494 "2022-11-15T18:26:26Z")
This from an email from a guy on the quizbowl circuit: “While working on a piece of Unheard Beethoven just scavenged from the British Library, we ran across a canon by Beethoven on the phrase “Cacatum non est pictum.” I… --- ## [What is the bell symbol?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-bell-symbol/974913)
**Author:** [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-bell-symbol/974913 "2022-11-15T18:19:06Z")
To the right of New Topic and/or Open draft is a bell symbol. Would someone tell me its purpose? Thank you! --- ## [2022 Governor Races](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-governor-races/957723)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-governor-races/957723 "2022-11-15T17:22:09Z")
Looks like 20 Republican and 16 Democratic governorships are up for grabs in 2022. It should prove interesting as it goes along with a very partisan midterm election. Will the Trumpinistas triumph or will the result sh… --- ## [Freeze-thaw-cook-freeze?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freeze-thaw-cook-freeze/974943)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freeze-thaw-cook-freeze/974943 "2022-11-15T17:14:16Z")
Does thorough cooking give you a second life on refreezing previously frozen food? I have some turkeys that I bought in a frozen state (49 cents per pound!!) and I’m roasting both of them, but I know I’ll be sick of tur… --- ## [Fireplace Propane Insert](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fireplace-propane-insert/974960)
**Author:** [@dauerbach1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fireplace-propane-insert/974960 "2022-11-15T17:02:22Z")
We want to add a propane insert to our current masonry fireplace. It currently uses propane but when we use it it just makes the room colder so we want an insert with fan. We like the heat n glo escape model. Unfortun… --- ## [World diabetes day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-diabetes-day/974892)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-diabetes-day/974892 "2022-11-15T16:36:16Z")
I do not have diabetes, just to be clear. But I live a few blocks from Frederick Banting’s house, with it’s eternal flame out front. So, of course, the local news covered this day. And when they did, they mentioned that… --- ## [What do you use to control your entertainment systems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-to-control-your-entertainment-systems/974827)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-to-control-your-entertainment-systems/974827 "2022-11-15T15:41:25Z")
My home entertainment setup is rather antiquated, but then so am I. Basically, it’s just a TV and cable box. The TV has internet connectivity, but it’s old enough that some apps are no longer supported for it. I know … --- ## [Recommend a decent microscope and telescope for my kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-decent-microscope-and-telescope-for-my-kids/972898)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-decent-microscope-and-telescope-for-my-kids/972898 "2022-11-15T14:42:14Z")
I am thinking of Christmas gifts and would like to get a microscope and/or telescope for my budding scientist daughters (age 12 and 9). A couple of years ago I made the mistake of buying a combo set with both for about $… --- ## [2022 House Vote: Republicans: 51.7%, Democrats: 46.8%, a Significant Switch to Republicans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-house-vote-republicans-51-7-democrats-46-8-a-significant-switch-to-republicans/974920)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-house-vote-republicans-51-7-democrats-46-8-a-significant-switch-to-republicans/974920 "2022-11-15T14:30:59Z")
Here are the numbers of people who voted Democratic vs Republican in the 2022 House elections Democrats: 47,400,328 46.8% Republicans: 52,328,829 51.7% Compare this with 2020 House elections Democrats: 77,545,850 vot… --- ## ["Roberta Flack announces she has ALS"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roberta-flack-announces-she-has-als/974914)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roberta-flack-announces-she-has-als/974914 "2022-11-15T14:00:14Z")
Damn. “…“impossible to sing and not easy to speak”…” :cry: Hard to believe she’s 85. --- ## [Senate and House Obligations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-and-house-obligations/974703)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-and-house-obligations/974703 "2022-11-15T06:10:17Z")
Hi SD, Not sure if Politics is a better place for this question, but I am only looking for factual answers–no political opinion. Do Senators and House members frequently vote against the party line? Are they in comple… --- ## [There are four ways to transfer heat? I thought there were three](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-four-ways-to-transfer-heat-i-thought-there-were-three/974714)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-four-ways-to-transfer-heat-i-thought-there-were-three/974714 "2022-11-15T03:58:13Z")
Forever I’ve been told that there are three ways to transfer heat: Conduction Convection Radiation But in a recent thread a doper here mentioned a fourth way to transfer heat: Evaporative Cooling I sort of understa… --- ## [PLEASE refi your house with us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-refi-your-house-with-us/974854)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-refi-your-house-with-us/974854 "2022-11-15T03:47:23Z")
We are locked in at 3.75% fixed for our mortgage. With the interest rates going up, people are begging us to refi. My bank has called me a few times. We have $200K in equity and now lenders are offering to let us pull… --- ## [Ukraine invasion: What would it take for Russia’s current allies to abandon their support?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-invasion-what-would-it-take-for-russia-s-current-allies-to-abandon-their-support/973021)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-invasion-what-would-it-take-for-russia-s-current-allies-to-abandon-their-support/973021 "2022-11-15T02:56:06Z")
They haven’t applied sanctions on the US have they? Why would China (and especially India most of whose military is Russian origin equipment) apply pressure on Russia. For the feels? Vibes don’t make foreign policy. D… --- ## [Trying to find old comic strip about micro-transactions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-old-comic-strip-about-micro-transactions/974902)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-old-comic-strip-about-micro-transactions/974902 "2022-11-15T02:17:58Z")
I remember reading a comic strip, I think it was in the early 2000s, that was trying to explain the future concept of micro-transactions. It was pretty well drawn, and over several panels that you had to scroll through,… --- ## [Major Kong: Vegas or Dallas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-kong-vegas-or-dallas/974709)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-kong-vegas-or-dallas/974709 "2022-11-15T01:43:31Z")
In the 1964 movie Dr. Strangelove survival kit contents check scene, Major Kong said “Shoot, a fellow could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff.” Originally, the line was “Dallas” but it was overdubb… --- ## [Remembering the Fitz - November 10, 1975](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembering-the-fitz-november-10-1975/974722)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembering-the-fitz-november-10-1975/974722 "2022-11-15T00:29:59Z")
Lost this day in 1975 with all hands aboard. My father was friends with Edmund B. Fitzgerald, the son of Edmund Fitzgerald after whom the ship was named. --- ## [How is the word Gerrymander used in the UK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-word-gerrymander-used-in-the-uk/974819)
**Author:** [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-word-gerrymander-used-in-the-uk/974819 "2022-11-15T00:15:15Z")
While watching an old episode of Sister Boniface last weekend I noticed that the titular character used the word ‘gerrymander’ in what I considered an odd way. She was talking about someone monkeying with a bronze plaque… --- ## [She-Hulk: Attorney at Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-hulk-attorney-at-law/964591)
**Author:** [@Randolph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randolph)\ **Replies:** 639\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-hulk-attorney-at-law/964591 "2022-11-14T23:46:55Z")
(Streaming August 17th on Disney+) It looks very promising, and if they can match the tone of the comics (which it seems like they’re trying to do) it could be a lot of fun… …but oh, that CGI. It’s easy … --- ## [Things my pulmonologist just told me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-my-pulmonologist-just-told-me/974904)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-my-pulmonologist-just-told-me/974904 "2022-11-14T23:18:08Z")
This morning I had another routine office visit with my pulmonologist, who treats my chronic bronchitis. I’ve worried about her because the pandemic seemed like it must be such a brutal thing for pulmonologists. She com… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=945) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=947)