# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=976&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 977 --- ## [Making changes to a cookie recipe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-changes-to-a-cookie-recipe/974422)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2022, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-changes-to-a-cookie-recipe/974422 "2022-11-07T02:29:16Z")
A friend gave me a recipe for cranberry flavored cookies that taste good, but they aren’t of a ‘texture’ I like. As in, the cookies are softish little lumps after they’re cooked, tender and crumbly, somewhat like you’ve … --- ## [What are your backups?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-backups/974260)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2022, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-backups/974260 "2022-11-07T01:48:13Z")
From another thread: I love backups. We have flashlights all over the place. We have candle lanterns, and also candles. A Coleman lantern is at the ready. I don’t know how many Svea 123, Primus, and similar stoves … --- ## [Star Trek inaccuracies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-inaccuracies/971862)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2022, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-inaccuracies/971862 "2022-11-06T23:31:01Z")
Because… Why not? Star Trek: The Next Generation ‘The Royale’ just started. Geordi says the planed it -291ºC. That’s impossible because absolute zero is -273ºC. (I’ve also noticed that he’ll say ‘degrees Kelvin’ or ‘… --- ## [How can a bob sleighing crash "fix" partial paralysis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-bob-sleighing-crash-fix-partial-paralysis/974438)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2022, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-bob-sleighing-crash-fix-partial-paralysis/974438 "2022-11-06T22:56:44Z")
I was reading about Hugh Trenchard, Marshal of the Royal Air Force.He was wounded in South Africa in the Boer War and was partially paralysed. Then… (Emphasis supplied). However, when he tried to rise from his bed, … --- ## [Possibly dangerous roommate insanity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-dangerous-roommate-insanity/974405)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2022, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-dangerous-roommate-insanity/974405 "2022-11-06T22:47:17Z")
I have a new roommate. But turns out he’s full bore wacko. We grill outside often. I make the marinade. He’s had stomach issues soon after the last couple times, but not any of the previous several times. When he first m… --- ## [If Republicans win, and succeed in raising the age of collecting Social Security](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-republicans-win-and-succeed-in-raising-the-age-of-collecting-social-security/974220)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2022, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-republicans-win-and-succeed-in-raising-the-age-of-collecting-social-security/974220 "2022-11-06T22:35:50Z")
what will happen to the seniors (like my husband) who are already collecting? He’s 68. I hope and pray (and VOTE!) that this doesn’t happen, but sheesh. --- ## [Six Word Stories: Albert Einstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-word-stories-albert-einstein/974446)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-word-stories-albert-einstein/974446 "2022-11-06T20:17:49Z")
Another thread about not much, eh? --- ## [Can you help me find the recipe for Olive Chicken a la Awesome? (Comic strip)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-help-me-find-the-recipe-for-olive-chicken-a-la-awesome-comic-strip/974474)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2022, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-help-me-find-the-recipe-for-olive-chicken-a-la-awesome-comic-strip/974474 "2022-11-06T19:47:54Z")
There was a comic strip I found a few years ago, involving cats, that in one strip, they tied up their babysitter and shared a recipe for something called Olive Chicken a la Awesome. It was a terrific recipe, and I made… --- ## [What was that song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-that-song/974472)
**Author:** [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2022, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-that-song/974472 "2022-11-06T19:59:13Z")
I’m trying to remember the name of a song and the songwriter, but I can’t quite get it. Perhaps one of you might remember the story behind it. I’ve googled the situation to no avail. The song was a popular ballad in p… --- ## [Help me find a scene from Star Trek TNG (?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-scene-from-star-trek-tng/974460)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2022, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-scene-from-star-trek-tng/974460 "2022-11-06T15:37:23Z")
My google skills are failing me. I distinctly remember the following: a young boy is brought to the Enterprise, and (I think by Counselor Troi) given a device that he points at a block of material, which then glows and i… --- ## [Native tribe where members sleep propped up on one elbow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-tribe-where-members-sleep-propped-up-on-one-elbow/689590)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2022, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-tribe-where-members-sleep-propped-up-on-one-elbow/689590 "2022-11-06T12:33:53Z")
I have this picture in my head from a TV show maybe 15-ish years ago. It was likely a National Geographic special or something on PBS. The show was about a native tribe, probably in Africa, who were a culture of hunter-g… --- ## [I came out to my sister as bisexual last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-came-out-to-my-sister-as-bisexual-last-night/974137)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2022, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-came-out-to-my-sister-as-bisexual-last-night/974137 "2022-11-06T07:21:53Z")
…and she was extremely supportive! I love her so much :') --- ## [What are the best refutations of these common arguments regarding human behavior?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-refutations-of-these-common-arguments-regarding-human-behavior/974443)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2022, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-refutations-of-these-common-arguments-regarding-human-behavior/974443 "2022-11-06T05:09:25Z")
Inevitably in any conversation concerning human behavior, nature or wrongdoing someone will always try to explain why people are the way they are or why they perform certain actions and in response someone always respond… --- ## [Adventures with Purpose's Jared Leisek charged with child rape](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-with-purposes-jared-leisek-charged-with-child-rape/974452)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2022, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-with-purposes-jared-leisek-charged-with-child-rape/974452 "2022-11-06T03:04:40Z")
This isn’t the world’s most reliable source, but the court papers aren’t that hard to find online, and I do not recommend reading them, let alone knowing the cursory details. Trigger warning: --- ## [Marvelous Mrs. Maisel scene identification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvelous-mrs-maisel-scene-identification/974448)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2022, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvelous-mrs-maisel-scene-identification/974448 "2022-11-06T01:33:58Z")
I was trying to describe a really funny scene from MMM today to my wife, but couldn’t find it online. The scene is set at a children’s birthday party, where the parents have hired a well-known(?) magician. He clearly isn… --- ## [Amateur Astronomy: Which type of telescope should I start with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-astronomy-which-type-of-telescope-should-i-start-with/964064)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2022, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-astronomy-which-type-of-telescope-should-i-start-with/964064 "2022-11-06T00:12:37Z")
I have long wanted to get a telescope and get into amateur astronomy. I see there are some older threads here about this but they are over 12 years old and figured worth asking again. I live in Chicago and most times I… --- ## [Flightline - a super horse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flightline-a-super-horse/971352)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flightline-a-super-horse/971352 "2022-11-05T22:54:15Z")
I don’t think the racehorse Flightline is getting much coverage - but he should. Although he never raced in any of the Triple Crown races and doesn’t race very often (only five races since debuting in April of 2021), th… --- ## [Deaths from a 400 kiloton nuclear explosion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaths-from-a-400-kiloton-nuclear-explosion/974168)
**Author:** [@Dahu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahu)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaths-from-a-400-kiloton-nuclear-explosion/974168 "2022-11-05T20:44:23Z")
At a war museum in Manchester England, there is a training example of a WE177 British free-fall nuclear bomb that had a yield of 400 kilotons. The information panel says this about deaths from a hypothetical explosion ov… --- ## [Young women following me on Twitter--why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-women-following-me-on-twitter-why/974415)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-women-following-me-on-twitter-why/974415 "2022-11-05T19:51:57Z")
And what do they want? I’m a middle-aged straight guy. I’ve noticed that about three times a week, I get a new follower on Twitter and most of the time it is a young scantily-clad woman I’ve never heard of. Is there a … --- ## [Star Wars : Tales of the Jedi (spoilers will likely come)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-tales-of-the-jedi-spoilers-will-likely-come/973854)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-tales-of-the-jedi-spoilers-will-likely-come/973854 "2022-11-05T19:50:04Z")
A series of six shorts released yesterday, three of them about Ahsoka Tano and three about Count Dooku. They range form okay to pretty good. Worth checking out, I believe. --- ## [What makes a person beautiful to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-person-beautiful-to-you/966077)
**Author:** [@IDKittyKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IDKittyKat)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-person-beautiful-to-you/966077 "2022-11-05T18:15:27Z")
Quick reply I personally couldn’t give a shit about how you look. It’s your inside that counts. Personal experience. --- ## [Opinions on barefoot shoes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-barefoot-shoes/974285)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-barefoot-shoes/974285 "2022-11-05T17:31:25Z")
For the past six months or so I have gone back to using the treadmill, mostly at a walk, but occasionally at a light jog. I wear size 14 tennis shoes, wider than usual, and I found them really unwieldy on our treadmill,… --- ## [Work move - Surprise! You're on a new team, with a new title, and a boss you've never met](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-move-surprise-youre-on-a-new-team-with-a-new-title-and-a-boss-youve-never-met/972342)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-move-surprise-youre-on-a-new-team-with-a-new-title-and-a-boss-youve-never-met/972342 "2022-11-05T16:44:34Z")
I got an email today, one of 288 people, from HR. “You’ve been moved to a new group.” My boss didn’t know this was coming, and neither did her boss, the VP. The new boss didn’t know. At first they said things would be p… --- ## [Penn & Teller: Fool Us, season 9](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-teller-fool-us-season-9/974257)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-teller-fool-us-season-9/974257 "2022-11-05T16:39:20Z")
I didn’t find a thread for the young season yet, 3 episodes in. Anybody else still watching? I was surprised Helen Coghlan scored yet another FU trophy. The milk-into-the-empty-tube bit seemed rather pedestrian to me. I… --- ## [Does Oprah Winfrey's endoresement of Senate Candidate John Fetterman in Pennsylvania really help him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-oprah-winfreys-endoresement-of-senate-candidate-john-fetterman-in-pennsylvania-really-help-him/974382)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-oprah-winfreys-endoresement-of-senate-candidate-john-fetterman-in-pennsylvania-really-help-him/974382 "2022-11-05T16:00:15Z")
John Fetterman (Democrat) is running against Republican Mehmet Oz (Dr. Oz from the Oprah Winfrey Show) for the Senate seat in Pennsylvania. Fetterman suffered a stroke earlier this year and is running neck and neck again… --- ## [Foods that are too, too Tempting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-too-too-tempting/969095)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-too-too-tempting/969095 "2022-11-05T15:00:52Z")
Do you have a food that you like so much that if you buy it or make it you’ll eat it all, so you just don’t bring it into the house? Something that you just can control yourself with? I LOVE cooked chocolate pudding (no… --- ## [Should I roast my own coffee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-roast-my-own-coffee/974367)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-roast-my-own-coffee/974367 "2022-11-05T15:00:36Z")
I’m not James Hoffmann but I am a bit of a coffee snob. My goal in 2023 is to get some of the best coffees in the world and try them with my Hario 60. In fact I think I have a thread asking for suggestions but that was… --- ## [Fantasy funeral](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-funeral/974351)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-funeral/974351 "2022-11-05T14:54:13Z")
Given an unlimited budget, what would your fantasy funeral be like? “Fantasy” within reality please, so no magic resurrection machines or anything like that. You are definitely dead, but you’ve had enough time to ask fo… --- ## [Have you ever done a (lot of food) challenge? How did you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-done-a-lot-of-food-challenge-how-did-you-do/974329)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-done-a-lot-of-food-challenge-how-did-you-do/974329 "2022-11-05T14:40:06Z")
Not much, but the closest I came was I wanted to take the local Bob’s Big Boy 2lb burger challenge. But sadly, the place burned down before I could give it a try. It’s not much, but I once ate 8 Quarter Pounders, so I’m… --- ## [Anyone else fill up your shot card?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-fill-up-your-shot-card/973165)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-fill-up-your-shot-card/973165 "2022-11-05T14:28:05Z")
Did you get a prize? I got my latest booster today and all of the lines on my card are now filled in. Nobody offered me a free coffee or donut or anything so I bought myself a Buzz Bomb to drink when I got home. Has an… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=975&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=977&state=muted)