# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=991 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 992 --- ## [Door dash disruption](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/door-dash-disruption/971915)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/door-dash-disruption/971915 "2022-09-24T17:16:16Z")
I’ve been reading online about DoorDash drivers refusing to deliver meals without tips. My factual questions are: Do restaurants provide refunds, since meals were not delivered? replacement meals does not seem viable sin… --- ## [What to Do for Anhedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-for-anhedonia/972000)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-for-anhedonia/972000 "2022-09-24T16:26:33Z")
I’m pretty sure I have anhedonia. My vacation last week convinced me. My finances are so tight right now that I can’t afford to travel or do anything that costs money, so I spent my vacation napping and watching TV, or… --- ## [Cannibal eats bacon- Kevin Bacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibal-eats-bacon-kevin-bacon/972112)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibal-eats-bacon-kevin-bacon/972112 "2022-09-24T16:16:17Z")
I did a double-take and had to check both that it wasn’t April 1st or that this was on the Onion. --- ## [Why is my (white) neighbor's face purple?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-white-neighbors-face-purple/970930)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-white-neighbors-face-purple/970930 "2022-09-24T16:08:47Z")
One of my neighbors has some sort of condition that looks like a huge splotch of purple covers about half of his face. I’ve been swimming lately with him, and I don’t know him well enough to ask about it, nor can i imagi… --- ## [How Did We Get From Pussy (cat) to Pussy (vag)? How Did Beaver Enter The Mix?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-we-get-from-pussy-cat-to-pussy-vag-how-did-beaver-enter-the-mix/971993)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-we-get-from-pussy-cat-to-pussy-vag-how-did-beaver-enter-the-mix/971993 "2022-09-24T14:44:15Z")
Do Spanish speakers say “gatita” (little female cat) to refer to a woman’s vag? Do they also use “castor” (beaver)? How did these two slang terms get into the English lexicon? And are they used in the local tongue (heh … --- ## [Claims of "Ritual Abuse". Whats the reason?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claims-of-ritual-abuse-whats-the-reason/648254)
**Author:** [@Steener122](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steener122)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claims-of-ritual-abuse-whats-the-reason/648254 "2022-09-24T14:26:03Z")
I recently downloaded a book on Kindle (it was free or I wouldn’t have wasted my money) called Rabbithole. It is supposed to be about the horrible Satanic Ritual Abuse that a man went through. By the time I got to the se… --- ## [Question about input to a laptop HDMI port (vs output to external monitor)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-input-to-a-laptop-hdmi-port-vs-output-to-external-monitor/971325)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-input-to-a-laptop-hdmi-port-vs-output-to-external-monitor/971325 "2022-09-24T12:19:41Z")
Hello! I bought a Game Stick Lite which is a HDMI dongle that makes your monitor into an arcade machine and emulator heaven :stuck\_out\_tongue: Now, its ok to put it into the monitor, and select HDMI source to display i… --- ## [With global warming, will I be underwater?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-global-warming-will-i-be-underwater/972061)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-global-warming-will-i-be-underwater/972061 "2022-09-24T06:34:08Z")
I live way inland, in Saskatchewan. I see people commenting that coastal places will be under water with global warming. What about me? are there any projections for the North American Inland Sea to return? --- ## [Should I get vaccinated against Polio? I was when Sabin vaccine came out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-vaccinated-against-polio-i-was-when-sabin-vaccine-came-out/971668)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-vaccinated-against-polio-i-was-when-sabin-vaccine-came-out/971668 "2022-09-24T05:04:53Z")
When the safe Sabin vaccine came out, I got vaccinated. It was great fun, a huge crowd lined up outdoors to eat the sugar cube. That was about 60 years ago, and I think I only got the one dose. Now, according to a CNN a… --- ## [What becomes of the clothes dropped off in donation bins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-becomes-of-the-clothes-dropped-off-in-donation-bins/971662)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-becomes-of-the-clothes-dropped-off-in-donation-bins/971662 "2022-09-24T04:33:42Z")
And, do you feel bad when throwing away perfectly good clothing? At least around here, there are numerous large bins where people can donate clothing. They are the size of small dumpsters, and there is a door that can … --- ## [Hiding Something from Yourself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiding-something-from-yourself/972060)
**Author:** [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiding-something-from-yourself/972060 "2022-09-24T04:30:02Z")
Is it possible to hide something from yourself? I’m thinking of something like an addict hiding drugs from himself for later to ease withdrawals. Or hiding cash you don’t want to spend until the weekend. Oh, and you can… --- ## [What's your Renaissance humanist name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-renaissance-humanist-name/970471)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-renaissance-humanist-name/970471 "2022-09-24T02:37:07Z")
Now that it’s back-to-school time, let’s rev up our intellects with a fun quest. Everybody’s heard of the Mercator Projection. How Mercator got that name: When Western Europeans revived Classical learning in the Renaiss… --- ## [What would cause you to classify somebody as far left?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-cause-you-to-classify-somebody-as-far-left/968855)
**Author:** [@Jay\_Z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jay_Z)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2022, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-cause-you-to-classify-somebody-as-far-left/968855 "2022-09-23T23:43:54Z")
I often see comments to this effect: The USA is a center-right country. There is a big lump of people way over on the far right. What I am wondering are the gradations of the left. How would YOU classify someone as f… --- ## [Another fine piece of sh-- journalism by the washington examiner in which it accuses "woke" parents of changing their kids gender among other things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-piece-of-sh-journalism-by-the-washington-examiner-in-which-it-accuses-woke-parents-of-changing-their-kids-gender-among-other-things/970685)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2022, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-piece-of-sh-journalism-by-the-washington-examiner-in-which-it-accuses-woke-parents-of-changing-their-kids-gender-among-other-things/970685 "2022-09-23T23:32:15Z")
there’s so much wrong in this article : --- ## [For David Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-david-bailey/972098)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-david-bailey/972098 "2022-09-23T22:26:13Z")
Was saddened to read a memorial about this doctor. He was the first Canadian to run a mile in under four minutes. He went on to discover a great deal about how the liver metabolizes certain medicines, and how some comm… --- ## [Did George Floyd use a counterfeit $20 bill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-george-floyd-use-a-counterfeit-20-bill/971518)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2022, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-george-floyd-use-a-counterfeit-20-bill/971518 "2022-09-23T21:07:18Z")
George Floyd was arrested and subsequently murdered when the clerk of a grocery store called the cops on suspicion that Floyd was attempting to pass a $20 counterfeit bill as legitimate. Has anyone been able to find pro… --- ## [Do you learn a lot about a TV show before actually watching it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-learn-a-lot-about-a-tv-show-before-actually-watching-it/972036)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2022, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-learn-a-lot-about-a-tv-show-before-actually-watching-it/972036 "2022-09-23T20:34:41Z")
When I first learn about a show that sounds good, I go to Wikipedia and read about it, including the episode synopses for the series, before watching the first episode. (I just did that for the Netflix show Derry Girls, … --- ## [What square kilometer of Earth (tapering all the way to the core and extending to the edge of the atmosphere) would be the most valuable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-square-kilometer-of-earth-tapering-all-the-way-to-the-core-and-extending-to-the-edge-of-the-atmosphere-would-be-the-most-valuable/971999)
**Author:** [@MorrisCody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MorrisCody)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-square-kilometer-of-earth-tapering-all-the-way-to-the-core-and-extending-to-the-edge-of-the-atmosphere-would-be-the-most-valuable/971999 "2022-09-23T20:26:49Z")
The title pretty much says it all. --- ## [Best single-episode Star Trek characters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-single-episode-star-trek-characters/971793)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-single-episode-star-trek-characters/971793 "2022-09-23T20:17:42Z")
What are some of your favorite and most memorable single-episode Star Trek characters? Of course this list has to start with Edith Keeler from The Original Series’ “City on the Edge of Forever”. Roga Dana… --- ## [Remake a movie, but with right-wing themes and actors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remake-a-movie-but-with-right-wing-themes-and-actors/972090)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2022, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remake-a-movie-but-with-right-wing-themes-and-actors/972090 "2022-09-23T19:34:16Z")
I’ll start: Jaws. Chief Brody: Kevin Sorbo Quint: John Vought Hooper: Gary Sinese Mayor Vaughn : Ben Stein The Shark: Gina Carino In the end, they decide not to kill the shark because it would unfair to all the pe… --- ## [Currency - 1,2, and 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/currency-1-2-and-5/972035)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2022, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/currency-1-2-and-5/972035 "2022-09-23T19:33:19Z")
Currencies around the world normally have coins/notes of values 1, 2, and 5 (with or without one or more zeros added, and some values may be skipped). Exceptions would be Canada and the US which use a 25 cent coin (rath… --- ## [If You're Sentenced To House Arrest, Do You Have Access To /All/ Of The House?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-sentenced-to-house-arrest-do-you-have-access-to-all-of-the-house/970821)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2022, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-sentenced-to-house-arrest-do-you-have-access-to-all-of-the-house/970821 "2022-09-23T18:28:42Z")
Let’s say I live in gilded mansion with dozens of rooms. I’m sentenced to house arrest because of \[insert terrible crime here\]. Never being allowed to leave my house would suck ass, but compared to my mansion there are w… --- ## [What car do you really want to own and drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-do-you-really-want-to-own-and-drive/971855)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2022, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-car-do-you-really-want-to-own-and-drive/971855 "2022-09-23T18:28:08Z")
The premise is that you are given an unlimited fuel card, full insurance coverage and $100,000 to spend on a new car or truck (2022-2023 model only). You must buy from an authorized dealer and not some friend that will … --- ## [Why beside lower tax’s & weather are folks from North migrating to the South](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-beside-lower-tax-s-weather-are-folks-from-north-migrating-to-the-south/972058)
**Author:** [@JoePockets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoePockets)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-beside-lower-tax-s-weather-are-folks-from-north-migrating-to-the-south/972058 "2022-09-23T17:48:42Z")
I’ve left Nj 2 months ago for Little River SC because I hit a home run with a standing ovation on the sale of my home and bought a 3 yr old home with all the bells and whistles 5 miles from the beach…Sound great ! Not re… --- ## [How are military deployment costs calculated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-military-deployment-costs-calculated/970917)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-military-deployment-costs-calculated/970917 "2022-09-23T15:13:41Z")
When the US military deploys to someplace we often get cost estimates of that deployment. But those cost estimates can vary wildly. It need not be a military thing either. We can see the same when it comes to deployin… --- ## [Huh, so Nukees has ended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-so-nukees-has-ended/972081)
**Author:** [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2022, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-so-nukees-has-ended/972081 "2022-09-23T13:30:34Z")
Don’t know if it’s a strip that anyone follows, and honestly, I stopped following it for the most part long ago, but it ran for 25 years, and just ended a few weeks ago. https://www.nukees.com/ It was one of my first w… --- ## [How many times have you have tested positive for COVID (if at all)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-have-tested-positive-for-covid-if-at-all/969444)
**Author:** [@Tfletch1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tfletch1)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2022, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-have-tested-positive-for-covid-if-at-all/969444 "2022-09-23T04:42:12Z")
Since so many people in this thread are stating that they never caught COVID, I’d like to add a complementary poll. poll --- ## [Covid test four false negatives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-test-four-false-negatives/971570)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2022, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-test-four-false-negatives/971570 "2022-09-23T04:39:05Z")
I had Covid in January (omicron probably B.1). It was a typical case for someone who was vaccinated and boosted: sore throat, headache and bodyache for a few days, and fatigue for a week or two after. Last week (Monday … --- ## [I've told you every way I, "Stop spying on me Google."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-told-you-every-way-i-stop-spying-on-me-google/968481)
**Author:** [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2022, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-told-you-every-way-i-stop-spying-on-me-google/968481 "2022-09-23T04:30:50Z")
I am so tired of Google using software updates as an excuse to roll back privacy settings. I disabled Google Assistant as soon as I got my phone. I have no interest in inviting Google to be a quiet participant in litera… --- ## [Can Anybody Translate This Telugu Batman Song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anybody-translate-this-telugu-batman-song/972056)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anybody-translate-this-telugu-batman-song/972056 "2022-09-22T23:00:58Z")
The SDMB was a great help translating Filipino Batman. Now, I need your help again! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=990) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=992)