# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1236 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1237 --- ## [Why did everyone seem to forget about the Capital Hill Autonomous Zone, and why didn't it have as big an impact as the Jan 6 riot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-everyone-seem-to-forget-about-the-capital-hill-autonomous-zone-and-why-didnt-it-have-as-big-an-impact-as-the-jan-6-riot/957290)
**Author:** [@Beanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beanz)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-everyone-seem-to-forget-about-the-capital-hill-autonomous-zone-and-why-didnt-it-have-as-big-an-impact-as-the-jan-6-riot/957290 "2022-01-06T16:00:45Z")
Apologies for the potentially inflammatory topic, but I’m not American and find one thing a bit confusing. On all the news sites there is all this doom and gloom about Jan 6 as the “end of democracy” and other similar o… --- ## [Could the weight of snow break my outdoor glass table?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-weight-of-snow-break-my-outdoor-glass-table/956705)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-weight-of-snow-break-my-outdoor-glass-table/956705 "2022-01-06T14:45:36Z")
I know, I probably should have brought the table inside before the snow came, but I didn’t think of it. We only get snow once every few years. Regarding the table, well, it just has a glass table top which sits on top … --- ## [Question about acupuncture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-acupuncture/956699)
**Author:** [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-acupuncture/956699 "2022-01-06T13:49:51Z")
Is it standard practice for an acupuncturist to hold a lit stick of incense to your fingernails and toenails, and ask you to tell them when it starts to feel hot? To determine your ‘kidney lines’ or ‘liver lines’ or some… --- ## [The well balanced, intelligent Q adherent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-well-balanced-intelligent-q-adherent/955144)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-well-balanced-intelligent-q-adherent/955144 "2022-01-06T13:40:01Z")
Seriously, is there such a person? As flabbergasted as I am about people willing to die for d fucking t, at least he’s real creature. I wouldn’t want to read them, but volumes will be written about this phenomenon. I use… --- ## [How easily do non-English readers work with Latin letters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easily-do-non-english-readers-work-with-latin-letters/957292)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easily-do-non-english-readers-work-with-latin-letters/957292 "2022-01-06T13:16:17Z")
Like I just saw a piece of government literature with a short blurb in, say, Korean, with a URL to a Korean language version of the document online. The URL, of course, is “in English.” That got me wondering about somet… --- ## [The last is the best (music)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-is-the-best-music/957082)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-is-the-best-music/957082 "2022-01-06T12:28:14Z")
Which of a band or artist’s last album do you consider their best? Back in the '90s there was a band, Sugartooth, that had a song called Sold My Fortune featured on Beavis & Butthead. They were a better-than-average al… --- ## [When UPS Sucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-ups-sucks/957225)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-ups-sucks/957225 "2022-01-06T09:05:17Z")
We’ve always had problems with UPS drivers being impatient. I work at a doctor’s office. You know how most doctor’s offices have a reception counter in the lobby, and then through a door a separate checkout counter? Our … --- ## [Anybody know an active Q supporter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-an-active-q-supporter/956289)
**Author:** [@Turki-lurki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turki-lurki)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-an-active-q-supporter/956289 "2022-01-06T08:00:39Z")
I wonder about the folks who actively support Q and spread Q ‘theories’ - like Kennedy coming back to life, Jewish space lasers, etc. Anybody know one of these people? Are they cynically stirring the pot to keep the tRu… --- ## [What did you get your SO for Christmas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-get-your-so-for-christmas/431128)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2007, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-get-your-so-for-christmas/431128 "2007-12-27T06:05:50Z")
I’m so pleased with myself. I have this tradition where I empty my pockets of change every day into my wife’s jar. She likes money and the way it can pile up. So when I saw a commercial for a simple change sorter at Sta… --- ## [Can anyone explain the different Covid tests to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-the-different-covid-tests-to-me/957217)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-the-different-covid-tests-to-me/957217 "2022-01-06T07:10:38Z")
I’ve never had a Covid test and feel fine plus I’m vaxxed and boosted. My company offers us the ability to get free Covid tests by mail and they’re required if we ever want to go into the office. What are the differen… --- ## [Captain Morgan white rum, a small issue and why](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-morgan-white-rum-a-small-issue-and-why/957222)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-morgan-white-rum-a-small-issue-and-why/957222 "2022-01-06T06:14:47Z")
I like Captain Morgan spiced rum, yeah, I know, it’s declasse but I like it. Been my bev of choice for years. Once the store was out and I bought the white. But it’s weird. I don’t mind the taste but it made my head swim… --- ## [Sodium deficiency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sodium-deficiency/950681)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sodium-deficiency/950681 "2022-01-06T05:57:29Z")
Hi. I’ve been doing a huge diet/exercise thing since June 1, about 1 hour/day exercise (stationary bike) + calorie deficit (~1500 cal/day). I’m not a big person, 5’6" 59yo male so this is intense but not nuts. I’d lost 3… --- ## [Landscapers - HBO miniseries - NOT about landscapers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landscapers-hbo-miniseries-not-about-landscapers/957287)
**Author:** [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landscapers-hbo-miniseries-not-about-landscapers/957287 "2022-01-06T03:57:49Z")
Potential spoilers after the first post. I happened upon the middle of the fourth/last episode of this series, and I was so intrigued I had to watch from the beginning. The Wiki linked below gives a good overview, but … --- ## [If someone takes a picture of you (without your permission), who owns the picture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-takes-a-picture-of-you-without-your-permission-who-owns-the-picture/946146)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-takes-a-picture-of-you-without-your-permission-who-owns-the-picture/946146 "2022-01-06T03:56:41Z")
I am asking after reading the article below. As near as I can tell some paparazzi took a photo of a woman and then she used that photo in an Instagram post. So, who is right? Does the photographer own the photo or her… --- ## [Faxing From a Computer Document?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faxing-from-a-computer-document/957016)
**Author:** [@Tarataratara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarataratara)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faxing-from-a-computer-document/957016 "2022-01-06T02:16:02Z")
I need to fax a document from my computer. Fax Zero will only allow three pages. Does anyone know a free and secure way to do this? Thanks. --- ## [Counterpart, new series on Starz (spoilers boxed in 1st post)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterpart-new-series-on-starz-spoilers-boxed-in-1st-post/806662)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterpart-new-series-on-starz-spoilers-boxed-in-1st-post/806662 "2022-01-06T02:15:46Z")
Only one episode so far, but I really, really enjoyed it. Very intriguing premise (spoilers for the first episode): And very well done. They were incredibly lucky to get an actor of the caliber of JK Simmons for a co… --- ## [Water for various crops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-for-various-crops/957059)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-for-various-crops/957059 "2022-01-06T00:47:48Z")
I just read an ad in a local paper that claims that a square mile of cannabis crops require 300 million gallons a year. This was brought to me by the “Coalition for responsible cannabis”, which I’m sure is anything but. … --- ## [Wood flooring: do I go with engineered wood, or real hardwood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wood-flooring-do-i-go-with-engineered-wood-or-real-hardwood/957169)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wood-flooring-do-i-go-with-engineered-wood-or-real-hardwood/957169 "2022-01-06T00:21:00Z")
My house has carpeting in most rooms and I’m getting ready to replace it with wood flooring. What’s your preference, engineered wood, or real hardwood? And why? --- ## [What does "retired" (or "semiretired") mean to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-retired-or-semiretired-mean-to-you/954779)
**Author:** [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-retired-or-semiretired-mean-to-you/954779 "2022-01-06T00:16:09Z")
I’ve noticed lately that a lot of people seem to be using those words differently than I do. First, I will describe how I use/understand them and then I will give other examples of how I have seen them used. I’m trying … --- ## [Vegetable steamer has water sitting in it for a few years- Is it safe to use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegetable-steamer-has-water-sitting-in-it-for-a-few-years-is-it-safe-to-use/957224)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegetable-steamer-has-water-sitting-in-it-for-a-few-years-is-it-safe-to-use/957224 "2022-01-05T22:53:00Z")
Visiting my Aunt. In the kitchen she has a Cuisinart steamer. It hasn’t been used in a few years and has water inside of the reservoir tank. We were thinking of using it, but I see there is green algae on the inside of t… --- ## [I'm quitting smoking, too.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-quitting-smoking-too/606130)
**Author:** [@RadicalPi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadicalPi)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-quitting-smoking-too/606130 "2022-01-05T21:03:12Z")
Inspired by this thread (I'm quitting smoking, who's with me? - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board), about FinnAgain, I thought I’d share my own endeavor in bringing down the smok… --- ## [German translation: "Himmelherrgottheiland teufeldonnerwetter"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-translation-himmelherrgottheiland-teufeldonnerwetter/957211)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-translation-himmelherrgottheiland-teufeldonnerwetter/957211 "2022-01-05T20:38:29Z")
From the 1926 movie “Flesh and the Devil.” A soldier has been out all night, not making it back to the barracks. One of his neighbors exclaims “He’ll catch \[the above word\]!” I’m guessing it means something like “All … --- ## [Murdoch and the Masons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murdoch-and-the-masons/957019)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murdoch-and-the-masons/957019 "2022-01-05T20:29:04Z")
Actually, the Murdoch Mysteries\*\* episode is titled Victor, Victorian (Season 3, Episode 3). A major plot point in this episode is Freemasonry. They got a couple of things correct–barely–about Freemasonry, but quite a lo… --- ## [Do Barn Swallows echo locate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-barn-swallows-echo-locate/450591)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-barn-swallows-echo-locate/450591 "2022-01-05T20:21:07Z")
Barn Swallows, we have a lot of them around the house because we have a large barn on the lot next door. Can’t see it from the house, because of a large stand of oak trees and brush but it’s about 500 yards from my back … --- ## [We Eat at The Worst Michelin Starred Restaurant, Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-eat-at-the-worst-michelin-starred-restaurant-ever/955822)
**Author:** [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-eat-at-the-worst-michelin-starred-restaurant-ever/955822 "2022-01-05T17:38:49Z")
Mundane and pointless, but IMO entertaining: Here’s a blog post about a curious dining experience in Italy. --- ## [Tiny Food Fight (TV show)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-food-fight-tv-show/957179)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-food-fight-tv-show/957179 "2022-01-05T17:20:38Z")
This is the oddest food show I can recall. It’s on the Food Network right now. The contestants are given a type of food to create. The show I just watched had them doing Thai and Japanese. But all the food is made to the… --- ## [Offering ride to minor = "Luring"? (legally)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offering-ride-to-minor-luring-legally/953800)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offering-ride-to-minor-luring-legally/953800 "2022-01-05T16:38:35Z")
Search for driver in attempted luring of 13-year-old girl in Jackson Township, New Jersey She was walking along Pitney Lane near Danielle Court in Jackson Township on Saturday around 12:28 p.m. That’s when the man bac… --- ## [Should we all start wearing vented masks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-all-start-wearing-vented-masks/956988)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-all-start-wearing-vented-masks/956988 "2022-01-05T16:35:41Z")
Unfortunately COVID is going from a disease where we protect each other to one where we protect ourselves. We have vax/mask and anti-vax/ antimask as the basic 2 sides. Now we don’t want to overwhelm the health care sy… --- ## [Beginning of Week 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beginning-of-week-2/956692)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beginning-of-week-2/956692 "2022-01-05T15:13:23Z")
Of not smoking. No, I didn’t have a plan to quit, wasn’t even on my fake bucket list of “things I need to do someday”. I fell ill. Not seriously “OMG!!! He’s in the hospital and gonna die” ill. Just, ill. Respirator… --- ## [Avengers-James Bond Crossovers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avengers-james-bond-crossovers/851066)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avengers-james-bond-crossovers/851066 "2022-01-05T14:09:02Z")
Being stuck at home will make you do things like this. I don’t mean the Marvel Avengers movies, but the British TV series starring Patrick MacNee. Of course, most people know that four of the leads in the Avengers TV s… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1235) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1237)