# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=971&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 972 --- ## [Parsnip gardening question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parsnip-gardening-question/974692)
**Author:** [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2022, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parsnip-gardening-question/974692 "2022-11-12T04:31:19Z")
I planted parsnips this year. Everything in the universe says “wait until after the first frost” to harvest. Okay: HOW LONG AFTER? Nobody will tell me! It says that this is what converts the starches to sugars, which I a… --- ## [Kevin Conroy RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-conroy-rip/974749)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2022, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-conroy-rip/974749 "2022-11-12T04:11:08Z")
For me he was Batman. Even when I read the comics I hear his voice. RIP (One caveat. I saw this news on Twitter. With the current chaos there there is a slight chance this was a hoax but I don’t think so). --- ## [Politics moderation re Trump and Ivanka](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politics-moderation-re-trump-and-ivanka/974732)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2022, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politics-moderation-re-trump-and-ivanka/974732 "2022-11-12T03:41:45Z")
Huh? Trump’s inappropriate comments about Ivanka and his general predilection for women much younger than he is is well known. Maybe a nudge to keep on subject was warranted, maybe not, it was a mild off topic jibe,… --- ## [Recommendations for calorie counting program](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-calorie-counting-program/974774)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2022, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-calorie-counting-program/974774 "2022-11-12T02:44:33Z")
I am looking for a basic program where I simply click on the ingredients and it will give me a calorie count for my recipe. I would also like it to store my recipes. Nutritional values also if possible. --- ## [Who has been to the Pinball Hall of Fame?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-been-to-the-pinball-hall-of-fame/817972)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2022, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-been-to-the-pinball-hall-of-fame/817972 "2022-11-12T01:25:09Z")
I have a 3-day weekend in October. Am thinking of going to the Pinball HoF. Never been before. Who here has been? What do I need to know about it? Is October a bad time to go for any reason? It won’t be over Halloween. I… --- ## [Tropical Storm / Hurricane (?) Nicole \[Nov 2022\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-hurricane-nicole-nov-2022/974583)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2022, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-hurricane-nicole-nov-2022/974583 "2022-11-12T00:58:56Z")
A thread to discuss Nicole and whatever it does to wherever it does it. Here in the Greater Miami Metroblob we’re seeing the latest news on Tues morning as favorable to us. The latest jog is a bit farther north. We’re… --- ## [Is There a Term/Word For Those Who Love Interviews?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-word-for-those-who-love-interviews/974537)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-word-for-those-who-love-interviews/974537 "2022-11-11T23:51:54Z")
Of course, if you try to do research, you get nothing but interviews, and even then, most are about job interviews… I think this word/term (if it exists) would help me search through the archives. Thanks! --- ## [Did the GOP underperform this election cycle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-gop-underperform-this-election-cycle/974669)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-gop-underperform-this-election-cycle/974669 "2022-11-11T23:30:33Z")
In comparison to expectations and actual advantages? If so, to what extent? (Encompassing all races, not just for federal government, thus why I started a new thread.) Related question: how did the polls perform? --- ## [What If They Had Today's Technology in 1968?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-they-had-todays-technology-in-1968/974768)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-they-had-todays-technology-in-1968/974768 "2022-11-11T23:06:49Z")
Everyone had their own YouTube channel, etc… But, you also have TMZ everywhere. Maybe “social” media would be a short fad? Maybe there would be less concerts, and more musicians staying home and making music, instead of… --- ## [Can you ID this old jazz song? \[solved\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-this-old-jazz-song-solved/974451)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-this-old-jazz-song-solved/974451 "2022-11-11T22:30:09Z")
I’ve had this earworm for days. My roommate and I think its an old jazz song from the '30s or '40s… rather than an unrecognizable amalgamation of things I’ve listened to over the years. (click the black box to listen) … --- ## [Your current first-world problems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-current-first-world-problems/951904)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 321\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-current-first-world-problems/951904 "2022-11-11T22:38:28Z")
I have bigger problems in my life, sure. But it’s getting annoying that I cannot get my favorite canned soft drinks in the last months. My favorite, Canada Dry Diet Cranberry Ginger Ale, in particular. I can often fin… --- ## [What is a US military group](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-us-military-group/974761)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-us-military-group/974761 "2022-11-11T21:24:19Z")
Reading about Chile and the 1973 coup, I’ve come across a “SITREP” by Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick J. Ryan, headed NAVY SECTION, UNITED STATES MILITARY GROUP, CHILE, CASTILLA 141-V VALPARISO, CHILE. His 2013 obituary note… --- ## [J. B. Pritzker, WTF are you thinking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-b-pritzker-wtf-are-you-thinking/967180)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-b-pritzker-wtf-are-you-thinking/967180 "2022-11-11T21:10:08Z")
I don’t pay much attention to Illinois state politics, so I wasn’t aware of this until I saw the primary results yesterday: Gov. Pritzker, a Democratic billionaire who easily won renomination, financed his GOP challenge… --- ## [This is Ulster County, New York's version of "Boaty McBoatface"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-ulster-county-new-yorks-version-of-boaty-mcboatface/968286)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-ulster-county-new-yorks-version-of-boaty-mcboatface/968286 "2022-11-11T20:46:48Z")
They had an art contest for teenagers, to design the “I Voted” stickers to be given out next November. The number of votes speaks volumes. LOL and SFW. https://elections.ulstercountyny.gov/i-voted-sticker-contest/ --- ## [Least Formal Place Been, Wearing Fancy Clothes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-formal-place-been-wearing-fancy-clothes/974626)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-formal-place-been-wearing-fancy-clothes/974626 "2022-11-11T20:22:39Z")
Since I already asked about sweatpants, and no one yet mentioned a wedding a la Friends in Low Places - time to turn things around. Apart from school dances or when you went to traffic school, what is the least formal s… --- ## [Is it just me, or is it only Republicans that outperform the polls these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-it-only-republicans-that-outperform-the-polls-these-days/974328)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-it-only-republicans-that-outperform-the-polls-these-days/974328 "2022-11-11T20:16:53Z")
We all know that polls aren’t a 100% perfect predictor of an election. But it’s occurred to me more than once that whenever the polls are “wrong,” it always seems to be the Republican candidate that wins. It’s never the … --- ## [Trump vs. DeSantis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-vs-desantis/970088)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-vs-desantis/970088 "2022-11-11T19:58:13Z")
Is it more likely or less likely than usual that Trump’s supporters will fall into line and support DeSantis if DeSantis beats him for the GOP nomination? One argument goes that Trump will fill his supporters with such … --- ## [Pretty pictures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretty-pictures/974720)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretty-pictures/974720 "2022-11-11T19:19:40Z")
No particular reason to share these “can’t believe I got this picture” photos. But some are nice. --- ## [What’s the insult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-insult/974581)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-insult/974581 "2022-11-11T18:43:30Z")
Been watching UK politics through the last few turns. Of course people were insulting each other, and British insults I find both colourful and amusing. But I’m a bit stumped by calling someone a, ‘bellend’. What the de… --- ## [General Relativity and Imaginary Dimensions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-relativity-and-imaginary-dimensions/974316)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-relativity-and-imaginary-dimensions/974316 "2022-11-11T16:38:16Z")
Going over some of my old posts I came across this one: ​ ​​ 2 points in 4-space - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board Now, whether or not Time is or is not imaginary is incidental…but can this four dimens… --- ## [Ukraine, Manafort and “Peace”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-manafort-and-peace/974716)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-manafort-and-peace/974716 "2022-11-11T16:22:07Z")
I’m not sure I understood all the causes of the current conflict in Ukraine until I read this excellent article. I knew bits and pieces but not the bigger picture. Comments welcomed. (Hopefully not paywalled.) is t… --- ## [Help me identify this movie I saw in sixth grade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-movie-i-saw-in-sixth-grade/974715)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-movie-i-saw-in-sixth-grade/974715 "2022-11-11T15:54:38Z")
It wasn’t an “educational” film, but I suspect it was intended to tie in with the unit on Great Britain we were working on at the time: It was filmed in B&W, probably around 1960. A gang of school children (in London, … --- ## [Is it my imagination, or is it tougher to find non-Kosher pickles than regular Kosher pickles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-my-imagination-or-is-it-tougher-to-find-non-kosher-pickles-than-regular-kosher-pickles/924423)
**Author:** [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-my-imagination-or-is-it-tougher-to-find-non-kosher-pickles-than-regular-kosher-pickles/924423 "2022-11-11T15:25:33Z")
During the pandemic, I’ve rediscovered my love of a good pickle as comfort food. I’ve sampled many different brands and varieties, and have discovered my favorite, by far, is just a traditional Dill Pickle. I’ll eat a Ko… --- ## [My first poem. Criticism please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-poem-criticism-please/974661)
**Author:** [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-poem-criticism-please/974661 "2022-11-11T14:54:36Z")
I’m not an Emo kid, I am just some guy going through divorce at age 46. I have never written a poem before; and if I could have this would be a sonnet in iambic pentameter, my favourite verse form. But anyway, free-for… --- ## [Ticket for no driver's license](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ticket-for-no-drivers-license/974533)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ticket-for-no-drivers-license/974533 "2022-11-11T14:11:46Z")
My son was in a minor accident (he was stopped at a red light and rear-ended, 100% the other driver’s fault). He did not have his driver’s license with him, although he is licensed. He showed the officer (Henrico County,… --- ## [Documents on the US assistance to Britain during the Falklands Crisis recorded by the Defense Department](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/documents-on-the-us-assistance-to-britain-during-the-falklands-crisis-recorded-by-the-defense-department/974672)
**Author:** [@cannonkuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cannonkuo)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/documents-on-the-us-assistance-to-britain-during-the-falklands-crisis-recorded-by-the-defense-department/974672 "2022-11-11T13:48:57Z")
Hi everyone, Can anyone tell me where I can find declassified documents on how the Department of Defense assisted the UK militarily and logistically before and during the Falklands war? We can find how the Department of… --- ## [2022 Voter Turnout?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-voter-turnout/974680)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-voter-turnout/974680 "2022-11-11T13:39:42Z")
Do we have any sort of numbers for voter turnout in the recent election? I cannot find them, but then again I have not had my coffee. --- ## [Genie - the "feral" child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genie-the-feral-child/974659)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genie-the-feral-child/974659 "2022-11-11T13:33:36Z")
There have been a few short threads about Genie, but none recently. I knew a little about Genie, but was reminded of her a few days ago because it was the anniversary of her rescue in 1970. So I read a bit more, includin… --- ## [What time period does "FY2022" mean to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-time-period-does-fy2022-mean-to-you/974398)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-time-period-does-fy2022-mean-to-you/974398 "2022-11-11T13:27:53Z")
The US federal government fiscal year runs October - September. Here in Hawaii, almost everyone’s FY is July-June. No issues there. For example, our latest complete fiscal year was July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022. To me,… --- ## [Junk Mail Success Rate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/junk-mail-success-rate/973383)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/junk-mail-success-rate/973383 "2022-11-11T12:49:40Z")
Hi Straight Dope, I am wondering what the actual success rate is with physical junk mail? We’re talking credit card offers, loan consolidation offers, life insurance offers, and the like. I never respond to them, but … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=970&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=972&state=muted)