# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1224 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1225 --- ## [Spoil Hereditary and Midsommar for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoil-hereditary-and-midsommar-for-me/836573)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoil-hereditary-and-midsommar-for-me/836573 "2022-01-18T02:13:18Z")
Both films by director Ari Aster. Both get reviews that consistently use the same words: “disturbing” and “unsettling”. All the online forum discussions say things like “can’t unsee it” and “haven’t slept for weeks”. I… --- ## [Don't Look Up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-look-up/957965)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-look-up/957965 "2022-01-18T01:51:31Z")
Surprised there wasn’t a thread already. Amazing cast…i’ve only watched a few scenes and familiarized myself with the plot. Even as a ‘satire/comedy’…too depressing to actually sit down and watch. And I’m not even a big… --- ## [Bleeping out the words Nazi and Hitler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bleeping-out-the-words-nazi-and-hitler/957961)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bleeping-out-the-words-nazi-and-hitler/957961 "2022-01-18T01:32:48Z")
I’ve noticed in a couple of videos on YouTube the words Nazi and Hitler get bleeped out. Is this a thing now? And why? Example: --- ## [I cannot clear a Message from my Computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-clear-a-message-from-my-computer/957952)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-clear-a-message-from-my-computer/957952 "2022-01-18T00:34:15Z")
I am using Windows 11 on my laptop. I have run all the updates. I was saving some large photos. I scanned them, put them on a USB and stuck the USB into my computer. At some point I wearied of waiting for the transfer. … --- ## [How do fevers help us fight infections?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-fevers-help-us-fight-infections/957951)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-fevers-help-us-fight-infections/957951 "2022-01-18T00:31:29Z")
The common wisdom is a fever helps our body fight off infections. But how? If higher body temps kill some infections then why haven’t they evolved to be resistant to those higher body temps? Extremophile bacteria exis… --- ## [Smartwatch usage and killer apps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartwatch-usage-and-killer-apps/957873)
**Author:** [@superwombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/superwombat)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartwatch-usage-and-killer-apps/957873 "2022-01-17T23:04:16Z")
Those with smartwatches, how do you use yours? As a smartphone notification relay, a fitness tracker, do you have a clever routine for a specific need? I’m getting a Galaxy Watch 4 soon, and I’m interested in how to mak… --- ## [Winter Storm Izzy Survival Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-storm-izzy-survival-thread/957784)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-storm-izzy-survival-thread/957784 "2022-01-17T21:47:50Z")
Here comes winter again. Last week we were out of power for four days here in Central Virginia. So it looks like a foot of snow, ice and wind. This time work is going to hole me up in a hotel so I can help… --- ## [What's wrong with the way posts are displaying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-the-way-posts-are-displaying/954773)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-the-way-posts-are-displaying/954773 "2022-01-17T21:40:24Z")
I’m not even entirely sure how to explain it, so I included a video. You’ll notice that, as I’m scrolling, the width of each individual post gets narrower (and back to the full width) as it passes through the visible are… --- ## [Poll: Is raising pets an acceptable alternative to raising kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-raising-pets-an-acceptable-alternative-to-raising-kids/957938)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-raising-pets-an-acceptable-alternative-to-raising-kids/957938 "2022-01-17T17:54:56Z")
Many people have a desire to, or feel a duty to, love or nurture something; I mean to develop a maternal or paternal relationship. For various reasons a couple may not want to have or adopt children (or, more children). … --- ## [Life can be a dream...but have you ever dreamed a life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-can-be-a-dream-but-have-you-ever-dreamed-a-life/957710)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-can-be-a-dream-but-have-you-ever-dreamed-a-life/957710 "2022-01-17T20:09:57Z")
When you dream, do you ever have your dream lasts for days, weeks, months or even years? Do you ever return to a particular dream to continue where you left off? Last night, from about 1 am until about 2:30 am, I dream… --- ## [Google "Betty White"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-betty-white/957945)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-betty-white/957945 "2022-01-17T19:34:54Z")
Go the Google and search for “Betty White”. You’ll get a celebration of Betty. --- ## [Help with hanging light fixture terminology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-hanging-light-fixture-terminology/957893)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-hanging-light-fixture-terminology/957893 "2022-01-17T19:32:59Z")
I have a faux-tiffany hanging lamp in one room of my residence. The important bit here is how it is hung, via a chain through which the power cord also runs. This is not my lamp, but this picture does illustrate the pa… --- ## [Help identify this music video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-music-video/957939)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-music-video/957939 "2022-01-17T18:58:53Z")
So I am strolling through the Roku channels, and on “B-Movie TV” I come across the tail end of some sort of charity video (I am guessing) that had a bunch of hair bands, including I think Quiet Riot, singing “We are staa… --- ## [Betting odds on Trump getting into the White House in the 2024 election or shortly after](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betting-odds-on-trump-getting-into-the-white-house-in-the-2024-election-or-shortly-after/954723)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betting-odds-on-trump-getting-into-the-white-house-in-the-2024-election-or-shortly-after/954723 "2022-01-17T17:32:41Z")
Is anybody making book publicly on Trump winning the election or getting it overthrown? I anticipate fivethirtyeight.com starting to do this once candidates have declared, specifically for winning (not overthrowing). T… --- ## [Great Dramas w/ Homeless Protagonist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dramas-w-homeless-protagonist/939621)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dramas-w-homeless-protagonist/939621 "2022-01-17T16:59:44Z")
There doesn’t seem to be many of them, probably because of the lack of commercial appeal, so there might extra pressure to make it great in an artistic way. Sult/Svält (1966, Henning Carlsen) based on the novel by Knut … --- ## [The 2013 Reid Nuclear option and the current dilemma for the Democrats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-reid-nuclear-option-and-the-current-dilemma-for-the-democrats/957679)
**Author:** [@DeadTreasSecretaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadTreasSecretaries)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-reid-nuclear-option-and-the-current-dilemma-for-the-democrats/957679 "2022-01-17T16:59:18Z")
I’ve seen a ton of chatter on political twitter about Harry Reid’s move to nuke the filibuster for Senate confirmations back in 2013, with his recent passing and the Democrats facing a similar dilemma with leadership try… --- ## [Some questions about marching bands-- when and what to play](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-marching-bands-when-and-what-to-play/957612)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-marching-bands-when-and-what-to-play/957612 "2022-01-17T15:42:22Z")
Could go here; could go in Cafe Society, but these are factual questions I’d like the answer to. When playing at a sporting event in which both teams have marching bands, how does each marching band know when to play,… --- ## [How are blue eyes adaptive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-blue-eyes-adaptive/957203)
**Author:** [@Kelby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kelby)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-blue-eyes-adaptive/957203 "2022-01-17T15:25:43Z")
I’ve wondered about this before, but was reminded of it after seeing Nora O’Donnell on the nightly news. For her, and many others, crystal blue eyes are a strikingly attractive feature. But do they serve another purpos… --- ## [Are there any electric car designs that use a generator engine to charge the battery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-electric-car-designs-that-use-a-generator-engine-to-charge-the-battery/957213)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-electric-car-designs-that-use-a-generator-engine-to-charge-the-battery/957213 "2022-01-17T15:05:12Z")
I’ve always thought a transitional electric vehicle model would have something like a 40-60 mile range, but with a backup gas generator (not car engine) that recharged the batteries to extend the range when needed. So y… --- ## [Can I braze a nut to sheet metal for a caster on a cart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-braze-a-nut-to-sheet-metal-for-a-caster-on-a-cart/957863)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-braze-a-nut-to-sheet-metal-for-a-caster-on-a-cart/957863 "2022-01-17T14:48:31Z")
(This may be more opinion than factual.) I have a rolling cart my wife uses for hobby supplies. Each leg is a rolled metal tube about 2" in diameter. In each leg, there is a disc of metal tack welded to the sides and … --- ## [Jan 6 ceremony and NO members of the republican party attended except:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-ceremony-and-no-members-of-the-republican-party-attended-except/957371)
**Author:** [@EDOK9Trainer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EDOK9Trainer)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-ceremony-and-no-members-of-the-republican-party-attended-except/957371 "2022-01-17T12:52:53Z")
Former VP Cheney and his daughter Rep Cheney. How despicable is this? For me, as a republican well into my 60’s, I find this unacceptable and is so telling of this party. My disgust for the leadership aside, of both p… --- ## [The 19th Annual Steelers March to the Super Bowl Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-19th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/950540)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-19th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/950540 "2022-01-17T11:44:10Z")
Last year ended in ignominious fashion. The formerly hapless Cleveland Browns utterly destroyed my beloved Steelers in the playoffs after an 11-0 start to the season. As we learned, running backs do in fact have value, a… --- ## [So is every website at its core nothing but an HTML file?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-every-website-at-its-core-nothing-but-an-html-file/957375)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-every-website-at-its-core-nothing-but-an-html-file/957375 "2022-01-17T11:16:26Z")
When I was a teenager in the late 1990s, I was playing around a little creating a website and putting it on Geocities. Of course, being a kid, I didn’t have much content to offer, and the pages looked terrible, but it wa… --- ## [Identify this Hee Haw character, "Gumdrop"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-hee-haw-character-gumdrop/957923)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-hee-haw-character-gumdrop/957923 "2022-01-17T07:25:15Z")
A big old guy, with a head so square I can see where he might have got the nickname “Gumdrop”. Okay, Dopers! You guys can sleuth out darn near anything. I can’t find squat on this guy. Let me know what you all can come u… --- ## [Remember ski ballet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-ski-ballet/957913)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-ski-ballet/957913 "2022-01-17T07:23:37Z")
Ski ballet was a demonstration sport at the 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics. It’s definitely one of the most unusual sports I’ve ever seen. Wikipedia says the sport has dried out since it didn’t make it into… --- ## [Sunrise or sunset in the MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunrise-or-sunset-in-the-mmp/957515)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunrise-or-sunset-in-the-mmp/957515 "2022-01-17T04:23:33Z")
Pretty straightforward question - do you like sunrise or sunset better? Answer in 500 words or less, double-spaced, and you lose points for spelling and grammar errors. :wink: Happy Moanday!! --- ## [Isn't the planet cooling down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-the-planet-cooling-down/957605)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-the-planet-cooling-down/957605 "2022-01-17T03:58:08Z")
I’m not talking about the surface, including the atmosphere, but the planet as a whole. Isn’t Earth cooling off, i.e. losing energy to the universe, like other bodies in the universe that don’t have their own sources of… --- ## [Newton a fraud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newton-a-fraud/957280)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newton-a-fraud/957280 "2022-01-17T03:57:17Z")
Direct quote from the opening of an editorial in today’s (1/5) NYTimes: “In his 1993 biography of Isaac Newton, Richard Westfall argues that parts of Newton’s watershed work, the Principia, are “nothing short of deliber… --- ## [More important to get the henchmen than Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-important-to-get-the-henchmen-than-trump/957332)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-important-to-get-the-henchmen-than-trump/957332 "2022-01-17T02:59:33Z")
NB: I hate Trump. Hate, hate, hate. I bow to no one in the intensity of my hatred of Trump, and I will fight you to the death, just claw your guts out with my fingernails and chew your entrails and spit them out over yo… --- ## [Did Josh Duhamel (Danny), really hurt his foot? (Las Vegas)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-josh-duhamel-danny-really-hurt-his-foot-las-vegas/254977)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-josh-duhamel-danny-really-hurt-his-foot-las-vegas/254977 "2022-01-17T02:27:16Z")
Did the actor really hurt is foot causing the writers to write it into the show? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1223) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1225)