# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=947 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 948 --- ## [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… --- ## [What's the name of that whimsical song that plays in this Simpsons episode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-that-whimsical-song-that-plays-in-this-simpsons-episode/296109)
**Author:** [@LarrySpankowitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LarrySpankowitz)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-that-whimsical-song-that-plays-in-this-simpsons-episode/296109 "2022-11-14T22:56:18Z")
It’s in a lot of movies and cartoons, but the most notable example I can think of is the Simpsons episode where Homer has to take a Traffic School class and they’re showing a movie about people who were injured in car ac… --- ## [Light Fixture Help --swapping a three screw globe for a single middle screw fixture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-fixture-help-swapping-a-three-screw-globe-for-a-single-middle-screw-fixture/974763)
**Author:** [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-fixture-help-swapping-a-three-screw-globe-for-a-single-middle-screw-fixture/974763 "2022-11-14T22:42:17Z")
My wife and I just bought our first house and are in the process of making it our own. We added a ceiling fan to our bedroom and the light fixture is the standard globe held up with the three screws at the base. We have… --- ## [Is COVID over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-covid-over/974718)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-covid-over/974718 "2022-11-14T22:27:57Z")
Right from the beginning of the pandemic, many infectious disease experts correctly predicted how the pandemic would progress. The probable end state was that it would transition from pandemic to endemic, and just becom… --- ## [Looking for a pre-Roman Cathaginian calendar (Coptic ? Egyptian?) and early Roman calendar correspndence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-pre-roman-cathaginian-calendar-coptic-egyptian-and-early-roman-calendar-correspndence/974803)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-pre-roman-cathaginian-calendar-coptic-egyptian-and-early-roman-calendar-correspndence/974803 "2022-11-14T22:10:30Z")
I hope someone can help me find a month to month correspondence between months as the Cartheginians would have known them prior to their defeat by the Romans and their Roman equivalents. Did the Romans use the Egyptian c… --- ## [Anyone work in a billing center?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-work-in-a-billing-center/974901)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-work-in-a-billing-center/974901 "2022-11-14T21:56:01Z")
Every day when I open the day’s mail it is a pain in the ass. Some I just grab the corner and tear. For envelopes I might want to keep I get my handy knife and slit the top open. I know there are machines that cut a smal… --- ## [Can you recommend a home office chair for a heavy person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-recommend-a-home-office-chair-for-a-heavy-person/963855)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-recommend-a-home-office-chair-for-a-heavy-person/963855 "2022-11-14T21:33:54Z")
Alright, it well into my third year of working for home and I really need to get a good home office chair now. But I’m a big guy so I need something very strong and supportive. But I’m in a small space at home so it ca… --- ## [How effective is black pepper at dissipating THC affects?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-effective-is-black-pepper-at-dissipating-thc-affects/974871)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-effective-is-black-pepper-at-dissipating-thc-affects/974871 "2022-11-14T20:17:54Z")
I could link but it seems to be generally true, no matter where you look, that black pepper has some ability to mitigate the mind altering abilities of Marijuana. However, I can’t find numbers anywhere. Could you sit c… --- ## [Voter intimidation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voter-intimidation/974278)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voter-intimidation/974278 "2022-11-14T19:55:07Z")
This has been puzzling me. I often see news stories about voter intimidation - folks standing near ballot boxes with firearms, especially. What I wonder is, how are they selecting who to harass? Votes are not public, a… --- ## [Daylight Savings Time: Why is the US congress split on this matter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daylight-savings-time-why-is-the-us-congress-split-on-this-matter/974456)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daylight-savings-time-why-is-the-us-congress-split-on-this-matter/974456 "2022-11-14T19:52:19Z")
As most know Daylight Savings ends a few hours from now (November 6 at 2a). My question is, congress has seemed to consider ending it for a while now. It seems universally popular to end. So, why doesn’t it end? Is t… --- ## [Crazy car story from my youth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-car-story-from-my-youth/974665)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-car-story-from-my-youth/974665 "2022-11-14T19:45:09Z")
I posted this on Reddit recently and think it deserves a place here. Reminds me of a childhood memory. A guy we hung out with shows up with his dad’s car. Dad is out of town for a few days. He is allowed to drive to sch… --- ## [Tipping Redux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-redux/971413)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-redux/971413 "2022-11-14T19:44:26Z")
Our trip to Vegas, which was cancelled 2-1/2 years ago by the pandemic, is on again. We’ll be there in November. While the wife has made trips to the mainland and Thailand, this will be my first time outside of Hawaii si… --- ## [Good sources of advice about finance for senior citizens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-sources-of-advice-about-finance-for-senior-citizens/974873)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-sources-of-advice-about-finance-for-senior-citizens/974873 "2022-11-14T18:39:49Z")
I’m 73, my husband is 74. Both reasonably healthy although we take pills for blood pressure and cholesterol. The house we are in belongs to us and the bank, and in the current market we have probably around 55% equity. S… --- ## [Gnocchi sauce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gnocchi-sauce/974605)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gnocchi-sauce/974605 "2022-11-14T17:00:22Z")
I have some cauliflower gnocchi in the freezer, and spaghetti sauce in the cupboard. Should I add some sweet Italian sausage to the sauce? What other sauces would be good? --- ## [Why would we want to give single issue voters a seat at the table?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-we-want-to-give-single-issue-voters-a-seat-at-the-table/974894)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-we-want-to-give-single-issue-voters-a-seat-at-the-table/974894 "2022-11-14T16:29:38Z")
Continuing the discussion from US Midterm Election watch along thread: So as I typed this up, the post was basically removed. @Ann\_Hedonia had typed: It’s a good way for single issue voter that are a minority to gai… --- ## [Maher says USA Democracy is in its death bed. How concerned are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maher-says-usa-democracy-is-in-its-death-bed-how-concerned-are-you/974615)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maher-says-usa-democracy-is-in-its-death-bed-how-concerned-are-you/974615 "2022-11-14T16:26:31Z")
Disclaimer: \*I disagree with Bill Maher about many things. Nevertheless, he has occasionally penned some good “new rules” monologues and he has predicted Trump not conceding and attempting a coup before. Now this is wh… --- ## [Cantor infinities and zeros](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cantor-infinities-and-zeros/972103)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cantor-infinities-and-zeros/972103 "2022-11-14T16:23:04Z")
Georg Cantor established that there are many levels of infinity (e.g. his diagonal proof), showing that there are in some absolute sense more real numbers than integers. So should we consider that there is more than one… --- ## [Going to London and Rome next summer. Where should we stay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-london-and-rome-next-summer-where-should-we-stay/974731)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-london-and-rome-next-summer-where-should-we-stay/974731 "2022-11-14T15:11:48Z")
Four of us (Americans) are taking a trip to London and Rome next summer as a graduation gift to my niece and her mother (my SIL). We’ll be in both cities for 5 days and a quick couple of days in Zurich. I’m looking for… --- ## [Riding a bicycle at 100 mph](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riding-a-bicycle-at-100-mph/974856)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riding-a-bicycle-at-100-mph/974856 "2022-11-14T14:09:44Z")
I had a dream that I rode a regular 10 speed bike down a steep hill and hit 100 mph just by coasting. Could I, a typical bike rider on a “nothing special” bike, survive such a ride? --- ## [The U.S. Space Force now has an official song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-u-s-space-force-now-has-an-official-song/972402)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-u-s-space-force-now-has-an-official-song/972402 "2022-11-14T13:06:15Z")
And I think it would have been perfect…as perhaps the theme song for the Steve Carrell comedy Space Force. The song starts about 1 minute 45 sec into the video. The U.S. Space Force Reveals its Official Song - SCIFI.ra… --- ## [Does flour get old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-flour-get-old/974874)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-flour-get-old/974874 "2022-11-14T12:28:54Z")
I do not have much cause to use flour when I cook but, once in a while, I need it. I have my flour in a container that seals pretty well. That said, the flour in there is nine months old. Is it still ok to use? --- ## [California Propositions 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-propositions-2022/972927)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-propositions-2022/972927 "2022-11-14T08:56:14Z")
We Californians get off easy this fall with only six state-wide propositions. I just got my voters’ guide in the mail, so time to do some homework. I’ve pulled the proposition title and summary from the state website. An… --- ## [Did you all change all of your clocks in the MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-all-change-all-of-your-clocks-in-the-mmp/974493)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 339\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-all-change-all-of-your-clocks-in-the-mmp/974493 "2022-11-14T07:40:29Z")
We don’t mess around with clock changing out this way so I always get tricked when my stoopid alarm clock auto changes. Despite me telling my tablet to NOT change the clock, the updates tell it to change the time and ou… --- ## [Why don't podcasts make it easy to start with the oldest episode?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-podcasts-make-it-easy-to-start-with-the-oldest-episode/941058)
**Author:** [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-podcasts-make-it-easy-to-start-with-the-oldest-episode/941058 "2022-11-14T05:09:12Z")
Whenever I discover a podcast to listen to, it seems like they go out of their way on the website to prevent you from sorting from oldest to newest (which seems to me the logical way you would want to start listening to … --- ## [Handicapped Parking (Poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handicapped-parking-poll/974746)
**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handicapped-parking-poll/974746 "2022-11-14T05:06:32Z")
I know someone that had gotten a bad shoulder/back injury and was also diagnosed with Reynaud’s disease during his military service. He was eventually given 100% disability status by the military. This entitles him to a … --- ## [Tiffany Smiley, you lying bitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiffany-smiley-you-lying-bitch/972787)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiffany-smiley-you-lying-bitch/972787 "2022-11-14T05:02:32Z")
The Republican decided to run a no name woman against long time Washington state Senator Patty Murray. With the election less than a month away, we in the state are being bombarded with commercial by this nobody blaming … --- ## [Didn't we have a thread about toilets recently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-we-have-a-thread-about-toilets-recently/972176)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-we-have-a-thread-about-toilets-recently/972176 "2022-11-14T05:00:39Z")
The toilet that I spent an entire weekend working on a couple months ago trying to fix a leaking tank, is leaking again. So, time for a new toilet, because I’m tired of screwing around with this one. I could swear we had… --- ## [Are men required to protect any woman in his vicinity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-men-required-to-protect-any-woman-in-his-vicinity/973825)
**Author:** [@a\_dudes\_thought\_s](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a_dudes_thought_s)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-men-required-to-protect-any-woman-in-his-vicinity/973825 "2022-11-14T04:56:01Z")
There is a video of a group of woman wearing wearing green neon body suits attacking other woman. this attack took place at the Times Square subway station. Apparently there were men on the subway train who recorded th… --- ## [Biggest generational gap between two sportsmen who played under the same manager](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-generational-gap-between-two-sportsmen-who-played-under-the-same-manager/974830)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-generational-gap-between-two-sportsmen-who-played-under-the-same-manager/974830 "2022-11-14T04:20:11Z")
Just saw this tweet about somewhat long in the tooth English footballer James Milner: This guy points out James Milner(born 1986) played under the same legendary england manager (Bobby Robson) as post war footballer Jo… --- ## [Punny / Funny Science Paper Titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punny-funny-science-paper-titles/972947)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punny-funny-science-paper-titles/972947 "2022-11-14T01:02:03Z")
I’ve just finished reading an article on languages that share the rare feature of having the same words acting both as interrogative and relative pronouns. This is the case in most European languages (e.g. Who is speakin… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=946) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=948)