# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1225 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1226 --- ## [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? --- ## [Redundantly named places](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redundantly-named-places/957623)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redundantly-named-places/957623 "2022-01-16T23:23:00Z")
In the webcomic Order of the Stick, there’s a number of redundantly named places. These are jokes, of course. Examples are Wooden Forest, Wet Sea, Cove Bay, Avenue Street, Fluvial River. You can find more of them in the G… --- ## [Letterkenny Season 9 arrives 12/26!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letterkenny-season-9-arrives-12-26/927522)
**Author:** [@Hoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoops)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letterkenny-season-9-arrives-12-26/927522 "2022-01-16T23:13:39Z")
On Hulu (and on Crave on Christmas day). A teaser: --- ## [Goldbelly intrigues me. Should it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goldbelly-intrigues-me-should-it/957828)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goldbelly-intrigues-me-should-it/957828 "2022-01-16T23:12:52Z")
I know most of you avoid advertisements on line through ad-blockers or memberships or whatever, but as I have posted, I actually like seeing the advertisements (they are often hilarious) so I let the internet wash over m… --- ## [Which is your favourite film in each of these categories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-your-favourite-film-in-each-of-these-categories/957663)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-your-favourite-film-in-each-of-these-categories/957663 "2022-01-16T22:58:59Z")
I realise that there have been several threads on favourite films. Hopefully this is different enough to be interesting. (Mods, if it’s not original enough, feel free to close it. No hard feelings! :wink: So, which is… --- ## [Amazon Fresh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-fresh/957585)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-fresh/957585 "2022-01-16T19:29:24Z")
I’d like to hear other Dopers’ opinions and experiences in using Amazon Fresh. I like the convenience factor, and the fact they don’t charge any additional delivery fees on top of what I’m paying for Amazon Prime. . Fre… --- ## [So, I started a Substack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-started-a-substack/943518)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-started-a-substack/943518 "2022-01-16T19:24:08Z")
Decided I’ve been told that I should be a writer by enough people that I started a Substack, The Way Things Ought 2 B, so I can go ahead and practice this craft on a platform which allows one to eventually monetize their… --- ## [What's the tax cut done by Reagan got to do with Democratic party realignment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-tax-cut-done-by-reagan-got-to-do-with-democratic-party-realignment/957881)
**Author:** [@cannonkuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cannonkuo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-tax-cut-done-by-reagan-got-to-do-with-democratic-party-realignment/957881 "2022-01-16T18:56:25Z")
Richard Darman thought hard about the Reagan administration’s 1981 success in enacting a radical tax cut despite opposition from a Congress controlled by Democrats. And he listed out 10 points, one of which is Reagan’s p… --- ## [Movie Question For The Ladies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-question-for-the-ladies/957866)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-question-for-the-ladies/957866 "2022-01-16T18:39:58Z")
Which movies do you think have the best social commentary on women, as well as a good/great movie? If you have time, it would be really cool to name a a movie older than 40 years, and something modern… I’m sure we have … --- ## [Do you curse/are you offended by cursing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-curse-are-you-offended-by-cursing/931034)
**Author:** [@MustangSal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MustangSal)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-curse-are-you-offended-by-cursing/931034 "2022-01-16T17:26:53Z")
I drop an F bomb now again. As well as other naughty words. I really wouldn’t do it in front of my grandma or a professional situation. But then again, I don’t get a bee in my bonnet if someone curses in my presence. W… --- ## [Rand Paul is an infected anal fissure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rand-paul-is-an-infected-anal-fissure/946928)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rand-paul-is-an-infected-anal-fissure/946928 "2022-01-16T16:41:19Z")
Christ, what a piece of shit this guy is. Kudos to Fauci for fighting back. --- ## [Why does my fridge smell like acetone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-fridge-smell-like-acetone/638878)
**Author:** [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-fridge-smell-like-acetone/638878 "2022-01-16T16:18:01Z")
So, about a month ago, my fridge started smelling like acetone (or maybe very strong vinegar, definitely a strong bracing smell). I’m trying to figure out what this is so I can get my landlord to fix it. The strength o… --- ## [Educate me about European soccer cups / tournaments / championships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-about-european-soccer-cups-tournaments-championships/957662)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-about-european-soccer-cups-tournaments-championships/957662 "2022-01-16T15:57:27Z")
As an American, I’m used to sports having a particular structure for their championship. There’s a regular season, followed by the playoffs, then a championship game / series, then the off season, then it all starts aga… --- ## [Anyone have a good way to jazz up peas (veggie) for dinner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-good-way-to-jazz-up-peas-veggie-for-dinner/957799)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-good-way-to-jazz-up-peas-veggie-for-dinner/957799 "2022-01-16T15:53:16Z")
Title kinda says it all. I am cooking for family and doing a chicken dish. Peas and chicken are a natural go-together thing and I like peas plain with some salt. But, I was wondering if there was a way to make them a … --- ## [Most Momentous Week In History?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-momentous-week-in-history/957680)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-momentous-week-in-history/957680 "2022-01-16T15:38:52Z")
There’s a recent book review in the New York Times that starts off by claiming December 5-12 as perhaps the most important week in human history. The week started off with the Germans looking like they would take Moscow… --- ## [Maya Contreras hires 14 year old campaign manager](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maya-contreras-hires-14-year-old-campaign-manager/957762)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maya-contreras-hires-14-year-old-campaign-manager/957762 "2022-01-16T15:07:42Z")
Maya Contreras is running as a Democrat in New York’s 12 Congressional district. https://electmaya.com/ And she’s hired a 14 year old high school student as her campaign manager. For a congressional seat in the bruisin… --- ## [\>$10 million in PPE abandoned in San Mateo, CA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-million-in-ppe-abandoned-in-san-mateo-ca/957865)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-million-in-ppe-abandoned-in-san-mateo-ca/957865 "2022-01-16T14:19:47Z")
I wasn’t sure whether to post this here or in the Pit, so move it if you feel it’s appropriate. Anyway, I found this story while surfing You Tube last night, and the scope of it is visible at the end, in the drone shot,… --- ## [POLL: Dopers are a curious lot -- and have been since childhood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-dopers-are-a-curious-lot-and-have-been-since-childhood/957324)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-dopers-are-a-curious-lot-and-have-been-since-childhood/957324 "2022-01-16T13:00:39Z")
Continuing the discussion from SDMB To Me: Let’s just see how many of us as children sat and read the encyclopedia just for fun. And not just to find the sex stuff. (I learned what intercourse was from the encyclopedia,… --- ## [Test thread. I need about a dozen people to post in it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-i-need-about-a-dozen-people-to-post-in-it/957647)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-i-need-about-a-dozen-people-to-post-in-it/957647 "2022-01-16T12:35:34Z")
Trying something. Do not post if you hate getting notifications. --- ## [Longest false "bilingual" word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-false-bilingual-word/957168)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-false-bilingual-word/957168 "2022-01-16T12:26:05Z")
There’s a number of false “bilingual” words. That is, they are coincidentally spelled the same, but are not actually related and have unrelated meanings. Off the top of my head, I can come up with a number of them, all o… --- ## [Don't Kiss or Snuggle with your Bearded Dragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-kiss-or-snuggle-with-your-bearded-dragon/957805)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-kiss-or-snuggle-with-your-bearded-dragon/957805 "2022-01-16T10:55:53Z")
According to the Huffington Post there’s been an outbreak of salmonella among Bearded Dragon owners in 25 states. So the CDC is warning folks about getting too up closee and personal with the lizards. Cats are still OK,… --- ## [2021 Secret Santa Christmas Exchange](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-secret-santa-christmas-exchange/953579)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-secret-santa-christmas-exchange/953579 "2022-01-16T08:19:09Z")
I know that I’m a bit of a noob and might be stepping on toes, but if that is so, please just say so and I’ll back off. I really enjoyed last year’s Secret Santa and have already been shopping. Because of the expected p… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1224) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1226)