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**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/category-tracking-issue/972859 "2022-11-02T03:36:48Z")
I’m not sure if it was aa glitch or an errant touch, but I just recently noticed that the BBQ Pit Category was switched to tracking. And, even though I noticed and switched it back to Normal, still nearly every topic (th… --- ## [Machu Picchu, altitude sickness, and medication](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/machu-picchu-altitude-sickness-and-medication/974001)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/machu-picchu-altitude-sickness-and-medication/974001 "2022-11-02T01:53:32Z")
We are planning a trip to Peru including a visit to Machu Picchu. We will be in Cusco for two nights before the trip to Machu Picchu. Is altitude sickness just a given? I have looked at Sorojchi Pills (locally available … --- ## [Does your area have clam bakes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-area-have-clam-bakes/974029)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-area-have-clam-bakes/974029 "2022-11-02T00:51:03Z")
It’s clam bake or clam boil season here in Cleveland and the next door neighbors just had their annual boil. I thought it was a more or less national event but Wikipedia insists that these dinners occur mainly in New Eng… --- ## [General Recipe Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-recipe-thread/973890)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-recipe-thread/973890 "2022-11-02T00:29:18Z")
Didn’t see a thread just for General Recipes, so let’s start one, I guess. An op can merge this to one if they find it necessary. I found this recipe on Delish.com. Tuscan Butter Shrimp Serves 4. Ingredients: 2 tbs… --- ## [Video games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games/974131)
**Author:** [@stosh1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games/974131 "2022-11-01T23:02:06Z")
I like to play a game called “Angry Birds 2”. I don’t know where this ranks with video games, but there’s a lot to it. I was wondering how long it takes to come up with a video game? From the idea to the completed prod… --- ## [What's the ethical position in this COVID situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-ethical-position-in-this-covid-situation/974089)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-ethical-position-in-this-covid-situation/974089 "2022-11-01T23:01:46Z")
This may not be a Great Debate, but I wasn’t sure if it belonged in the Zone. So there was a neighborhood get-together/tree-planting on Sunday. People socialized, ate good chili, and so on. Then yesterday afternoon a fri… --- ## [How do cut peonies fade so fast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-cut-peonies-fade-so-fast/974108)
**Author:** [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-cut-peonies-fade-so-fast/974108 "2022-11-01T22:51:51Z")
We had a bunch of dark pink peonies, which over only about three days have faded through pale pink and yellow to white. Since the flowers have probably tripled in size since unfurling from the initial tight bud, I can u… --- ## [What observations did Copernicus make that argued for a heliocentric view of the universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-observations-did-copernicus-make-that-argued-for-a-heliocentric-view-of-the-universe/973010)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-observations-did-copernicus-make-that-argued-for-a-heliocentric-view-of-the-universe/973010 "2022-11-01T22:44:46Z")
It seems that it would be difficult to observe from the earth that the earth goes around the sun instead of vice-versa. What did he observe that led him to the notion that the earth goes around the sun? I suspect that … --- ## [How much did Jesus resemble Mary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-jesus-resemble-mary/972511)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-jesus-resemble-mary/972511 "2022-11-01T22:36:56Z")
I assume he didn’t look anything like Joseph, but much did he resemble Mary? Was he very similar, so it might look like they shared 100% of their genes, and if not, what was the other 50%? Did he look 50% like God? I k… --- ## [What's our basic moral obligation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-our-basic-moral-obligation/974049)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-our-basic-moral-obligation/974049 "2022-11-01T21:52:14Z")
I keep doubting whether to say what I really think here, as so much seems so reprehensible. So I tone it down, and bite my tongue. I felt like posting that it’s our basic moral obligation to donate hundreds of dollars to… --- ## [Have you ever attended the recording of a TV show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-attended-the-recording-of-a-tv-show/974003)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-attended-the-recording-of-a-tv-show/974003 "2022-11-01T20:41:57Z")
I’m just wondering what the experience is like. --- ## [How should I sell 30 year old comics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-sell-30-year-old-comics/973589)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-sell-30-year-old-comics/973589 "2022-11-01T20:05:35Z")
I recently came across some comics I saved from my college days in the late 80’s - several limited edition sets of 4-12 issues. They’re in pretty good shape - they were certainly read, but have been in poly bags since I … --- ## [Looking for a video editing program with a particular feature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-video-editing-program-with-a-particular-feature/963966)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-video-editing-program-with-a-particular-feature/963966 "2022-11-01T19:10:45Z")
I’m looking for a program that’ll allow me to do the following :- Open a video file (.mp4) Watch the video file When i press a key (eg space bar), copy a section (from 1 or 2 seconds either side of the point i hit the… --- ## [Best way to handle natural disaster preparedness? (stupid people & poor/medically challenged)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-handle-natural-disaster-preparedness-stupid-people-poor-medically-challenged/972650)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-handle-natural-disaster-preparedness-stupid-people-poor-medically-challenged/972650 "2022-11-01T16:52:33Z")
So in this thread about “stupid people” dying due to the consequences of their own decisions, a large part of the discussion is about people who stay during hurricanes. There’s also been a fairly clear bifurcation of th… --- ## [The word Shiksa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-shiksa/973444)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-shiksa/973444 "2022-11-01T15:50:35Z")
Recently I started a thread that asked if other languages have non-derogatory words like Shiksha and Gentiles that Jews used. @puzzlegal points out that Shiksa is derogatory Then I ask her to moderate a post where thi… --- ## [Why are Social Media sites SO popular?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-social-media-sites-so-popular/972847)
**Author:** [@Julie\_f](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Julie_f)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-social-media-sites-so-popular/972847 "2022-11-01T15:25:57Z")
My experience with Social Media was much like my high school experience (only with LESS beatings) Boy do I not wanna do that again… --- ## [Chronos this is a ridiculous mod note](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronos-this-is-a-ridiculous-mod-note/974050)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronos-this-is-a-ridiculous-mod-note/974050 "2022-11-01T15:18:57Z")
First it’s the reader not the writer that sets the tone. So if you’re getting a bad tone from that post that’s on you not me. And what exactly, is so vulgar about my post? Was it “boob-diner” that the op used directly… --- ## [The war in Ukraine--what is the atmosphere in Kiev?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-war-in-ukraine-what-is-the-atmosphere-in-kiev/974082)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-war-in-ukraine-what-is-the-atmosphere-in-kiev/974082 "2022-11-01T14:51:55Z")
Does anybody here have general knowledge or personal contact with the city? (or any other similar sized, and similarly suffering, city? Most of the internet talk about the war which I see is in short posts and 60 second… --- ## [2022 Henri David Ball And Storebought Costumes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-henri-david-ball-and-storebought-costumes/974103)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-henri-david-ball-and-storebought-costumes/974103 "2022-11-01T14:41:05Z")
The Henri David Ball is generally epic. It’s $25 entry with costume, $75 in normal clothes. You can get the cheaper admission wearing a storebought costume- but you don’t stand a chance of winning any category in the cos… --- ## [MPStories of getting sidetracked by the internets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpstories-of-getting-sidetracked-by-the-internets/974145)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpstories-of-getting-sidetracked-by-the-internets/974145 "2022-11-01T14:25:39Z")
Given that I have a little work-related lifestyle change going on … (from HO to office 1 day) I am setting myself up again, gear wise … … just to spend hours on YT and Aliexpress regards SS and Titanium water bottles / … --- ## [Was the nazis making lampshades out of human skin a debunked myth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-nazis-making-lampshades-out-of-human-skin-a-debunked-myth/974127)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-nazis-making-lampshades-out-of-human-skin-a-debunked-myth/974127 "2022-11-01T14:11:14Z")
OK I watched this video on youtube Now in the comments, some say these “lampshades” were tested and found not to be made from human skin but they offer no cites is this true or is just more ignorance being … --- ## [Anybody watching Horse on a Wire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watching-horse-on-a-wire/974117)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watching-horse-on-a-wire/974117 "2022-11-01T13:18:03Z")
Care to speculate on the absurd? I have been blown away by Faux Line Media Productions Horse on a Wire. It’s especially twisted because the 54 or so minute broadcast is not being shown so far, thus leading to a good deal… --- ## [Maya Rudolph insulted by Letterman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maya-rudolph-insulted-by-letterman/973967)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maya-rudolph-insulted-by-letterman/973967 "2022-11-01T11:09:46Z")
I have no idea who Maya Rudolph is but she is claiming Letterman humiliated her in 2009 by mispronouncing her name, even though he apologized. WTF? None of the stories tell what he said and why that would humiliate her. … --- ## [Guitar playing Dopers. Opinions please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-playing-dopers-opinions-please/974043)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-playing-dopers-opinions-please/974043 "2022-11-01T10:26:10Z")
Last year I got some good advice in this thread: Acoustic Guitar Buying Advice - #39 by Southern\_Yankee My son has gotten quite a bit better in the almost year since. He is still self-taught and leans toward the rock g… --- ## [Electricity: Is DC power more safe than AC? If so, why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electricity-is-dc-power-more-safe-than-ac-if-so-why/973944)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electricity-is-dc-power-more-safe-than-ac-if-so-why/973944 "2022-11-01T10:07:54Z")
Title kinda says it all. I was talking to someone a few days ago and remarking on some exposed contacts and he said not to worry, it was only DC. Was he right (within reason…doubtless DC can be dangerous too given enou… --- ## [The Sap is Rising in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sap-is-rising-in-the-mmp/959447)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 304\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sap-is-rising-in-the-mmp/959447 "2022-11-01T05:13:42Z")
Morning, mumpers! Well, the sap is definitely rising over here, it’s warmer today and there are signs of spring. Also, it was light enough at 7am to walk through the park on my way to the railway station. I have to go… --- ## [Things I don't dare image search](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-dont-dare-image-search/974052)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-dont-dare-image-search/974052 "2022-11-01T04:53:24Z")
Pus worms Abortion fetish --- ## [Predict the midterm voter turnout % for 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-midterm-voter-turnout-for-2022/974099)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-midterm-voter-turnout-for-2022/974099 "2022-11-01T03:37:56Z")
2018 was 49% average for the country. One of the highest in decades, primarily driven by dissatisfaction of the Trump administration. I’m going with lower than 49%, but not as low as 2014, 38.5%. I’ll say 43%. --- ## [Folding something into halves or quarters is easy. Any tips or tricks for folding into thirds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/folding-something-into-halves-or-quarters-is-easy-any-tips-or-tricks-for-folding-into-thirds/973876)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/folding-something-into-halves-or-quarters-is-easy-any-tips-or-tricks-for-folding-into-thirds/973876 "2022-11-01T02:37:39Z")
Something like a piece of paper or rope can easily be folded into halves or quarters. All you have to do is line up the ends. But folding something into thirds is a lot more challenging. You have to estimate and feel … --- ## [The "ice cream" metaphor - provenance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-cream-metaphor-provenance/969495)
**Author:** [@Orr\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orr_G)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-cream-metaphor-provenance/969495 "2022-11-01T01:08:57Z")
I apologize in advance, as this is one of those somewhat subtle, hard to explain things which, unless you’ve encountered it yourself, will likely not make much sense. On the other hand, I’m pretty sure, it will also be o… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=979&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=981&state=watching)