# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1237 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1238 --- ## [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… --- ## [About to step down from a salary job to an hourly job - need advice for when I try to find another salary job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-to-step-down-from-a-salary-job-to-an-hourly-job-need-advice-for-when-i-try-to-find-another-salary-job/957199)
**Author:** [@kwc27](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kwc27)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-to-step-down-from-a-salary-job-to-an-hourly-job-need-advice-for-when-i-try-to-find-another-salary-job/957199 "2022-01-05T13:20:46Z")
Hi folks, a little bit about myself - I spent ten years as a rotating shift plant operator in one way or another. I worked my butt off and got some awesome raises where my last job I was making ridiculous money to do wha… --- ## [Celebrities Who Act Gay But DEFINITELY Aren't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-act-gay-but-definitely-arent/957253)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-act-gay-but-definitely-arent/957253 "2022-01-05T13:17:06Z")
Because I personally don’t think that there is such a thing as gay mannerisms. But that question would be for a different section of these boards :slightly\_smiling\_face: . My question is, name a celebrity who acts gay, … --- ## [Should you ever even go to an interrogation room with the police? Like, even with your lawyer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-ever-even-go-to-an-interrogation-room-with-the-police-like-even-with-your-lawyer/953194)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-ever-even-go-to-an-interrogation-room-with-the-police-like-even-with-your-lawyer/953194 "2022-01-05T12:33:07Z")
This lawyer here says that not only should you never speak to the police, you shouldn’t even go in there with your legal representation. Let your lawyer speak to the police without you being there and you can speak priva… --- ## [Hip flasks for alcohol. Is it just a film trope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-flasks-for-alcohol-is-it-just-a-film-trope/956984)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-flasks-for-alcohol-is-it-just-a-film-trope/956984 "2022-01-05T06:13:27Z")
Remember match stick in mouth. Another film trope that gives the characters something to do between or during dialogues… Might have been relevant in Western films but it’s silly in modern Hollywood films. Is the hip fl… --- ## [Where do riddles go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-riddles-go/957242)
**Author:** [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-riddles-go/957242 "2022-01-05T05:42:42Z")
Factual questions, IMHO, Games or Cafe Society? --- ## [Worst Sports Uniform?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-uniform/954902)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-uniform/954902 "2022-01-05T03:17:46Z")
This has been asked before, but over twenty years ago. What is the ugliest sports uniform?. I ask given some of Canada’s previous Olympic efforts. For old times sake: --- ## [Cheerful-sounding songs with surprisingly dark lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheerful-sounding-songs-with-surprisingly-dark-lyrics/812217)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheerful-sounding-songs-with-surprisingly-dark-lyrics/812217 "2022-01-05T03:03:18Z")
I was thinking about how there are some songs that you kinda just bop along to, then when you listen to the lyrics it’s like “Well. That’s not cheerful at all.” Examples (Sorry, I can’t link, YouTube is blocked at work)… --- ## [Santa hates us all: December mini-rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-hates-us-all-december-mini-rants/955330)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 343\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-hates-us-all-december-mini-rants/955330 "2022-01-05T02:42:47Z")
Why have none of you clever title-makers started a December mini-rant, huh? I have rants, and they need to be heard! My rants so far today: I had to drive someone to the airport this morning, and as I was getting into… --- ## [Bogus Drama on Skinwalker Ranch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bogus-drama-on-skinwalker-ranch/941476)
**Author:** [@Meriwether](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meriwether)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bogus-drama-on-skinwalker-ranch/941476 "2022-01-05T02:29:31Z")
During the initial episode of this year’s Skinwalker Ranch, the boys were digging a hole and the security guard said his iPhone was going crazy. Travis said even the NSA couldn’t make that happen. While no one else’s p… --- ## [Produce (fruits & veggies) question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/produce-fruits-veggies-question/956863)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/produce-fruits-veggies-question/956863 "2022-01-05T02:03:54Z")
What fruit or veggie that I might find in my local grocer’s produce section most closely resembles its pre-cultivated/ unaltered-by-humans state? (Hope that makes sense) --- ## [Bizarre Things You've Seen Other Drivers Do This Month](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-things-youve-seen-other-drivers-do-this-month/956559)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-things-youve-seen-other-drivers-do-this-month/956559 "2022-01-05T00:38:25Z")
I’ll set the bar pretty low with my example, but it did baffle me. As is probably to be expected on December 23rd, traffic was heavy and slow. Past one of the lights I crawled through late this morning was a spot where,… --- ## [What should our dog learn next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-our-dog-learn-next/956952)
**Author:** [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-our-dog-learn-next/956952 "2022-01-04T23:56:13Z")
My wife and I have had some dogs that I thought were pretty smart, but our two-year-old Mastiff mix is super-smart, and seems to like learning new things. He knows “sit,” “lay,” “wait” (basically “stay”), “down” (to get … --- ## [Anyone here gotten ordained online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-gotten-ordained-online/956810)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-gotten-ordained-online/956810 "2022-01-04T23:42:05Z")
I’ve been asked to officiate a wedding. I’m not a minister. At least, not until last night when I became a minister of American Marriage Ministries. It’s “free” to become a minister but you have to pay to get the pret… --- ## [How do I restore the original wallpaper on my iPhone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-restore-the-original-wallpaper-on-my-iphone/957201)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-restore-the-original-wallpaper-on-my-iphone/957201 "2022-01-04T23:08:59Z")
I changed wallpaper on my iPhone SE running IOS 15.2, then deiced I didn’t like it and tried to change back. I couldn’t. I went to Settings =\> Wallpaper, There’s an image of the original wallpaper and the current wall… --- ## [Can anyone identify this type of tree? (Link to photo)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-type-of-tree-link-to-photo/956812)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-type-of-tree-link-to-photo/956812 "2022-01-04T21:55:51Z")
I recently took this photo of a tree in my neighborhood. Can anyone identify the most likely kind of tree it is? I just want to add a tag to the Flickr image. --- ## [The Jeopardy thread \[was James Holzhauer\]\[contains spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 3645\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeopardy-thread-was-james-holzhauer-contains-spoilers/832696 "2022-01-04T21:02:03Z")
spoilers for Jeopardy 4/17 below . . . Anybody watching this guy? He’s hit 10 wins, which is already a good feat, but he’s completely smashing daily records. He’s broken the previous single day record 4 times now, pu… --- ## [Opting out of arbitration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opting-out-of-arbitration/957219)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opting-out-of-arbitration/957219 "2022-01-04T20:08:03Z")
I’m about to turn 65, and have been approved for a Medicare advantage program with Kaiser. Yesterday I received a form from them giving me the opportunity to opt out of their system of binding arbitration for settling di… --- ## [Why don't more planes crash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-more-planes-crash/956993)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-more-planes-crash/956993 "2022-01-04T19:14:00Z")
I’ve been binge watching these “Mayday” episodes that detail planes that crashed. There’s usually more than one reason for a crash, so these are oversimplified but… The bad one at O’Hare, AA191, was due to improper mai… --- ## [Pussy Riot will topple Putin; mark my words!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pussy-riot-will-topple-putin-mark-my-words/630826)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pussy-riot-will-topple-putin-mark-my-words/630826 "2022-01-04T19:03:22Z")
Haven’t seen any discussion of the Pussy Riot “trial” here, and it’s prolly gonna wrap up tomorrow (8 August, Wednesday). Pussy Riot is the name of an all-female punk rock band/performance group in Russia. Three of the… --- ## [Biden raises wages/prices/taxes on online art?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-raises-wages-prices-taxes-on-online-art/957200)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-raises-wages-prices-taxes-on-online-art/957200 "2022-01-04T18:35:50Z")
One of my students referenced this in class. She’s not here right now, so I can’t ask, and I didn’t entirely understand what she was talking about: something along the lines of “Sleepy Joe (her phrasing, not mine)” raise… --- ## [The mathematics of apostolic succession](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mathematics-of-apostolic-succession/957150)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mathematics-of-apostolic-succession/957150 "2022-01-04T17:52:09Z")
The Catholic Church (and also other Christian denominations, but RC is what I’m talking about here) applies a doctrine called apostolic succession, whereby each bishop or priest must derive his ordination from another bi… --- ## [Should I be concerned? 😯](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-concerned/956962)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-concerned/956962 "2022-01-04T17:46:36Z")
I just noticed this when I went to my Twitter feed: Politics · Trending Big T People are referring to former president Trump as Big T 166K Tweets Let me say that I have never even been to Mar-a-Lago. (My insisten… --- ## [Westworld S3 (show spoilers as it airs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/westworld-s3-show-spoilers-as-it-airs/835565)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 382\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/westworld-s3-show-spoilers-as-it-airs/835565 "2022-01-04T17:07:31Z")
The S3 trailer: - YouTube. To quote Jerry Seinfeld, “Dolores!” Our S1 discussion thread: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=806170 And S2: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=85203… --- ## [Beatles concert piano](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatles-concert-piano/957154)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatles-concert-piano/957154 "2022-01-04T15:47:21Z")
AFAIK, they had an electric piano in all their concerts. Was it just John that played it? I know he would do the elbow down the keyboard thing for fun, but what was the style of playing otherwise? I know it really didn’t… --- ## [My MIL Drives Me Insane!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mil-drives-me-insane/956754)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mil-drives-me-insane/956754 "2022-01-04T15:31:49Z")
I’ve talked about her before in past posts. I’ve know her for almost 45 years and I’m no closer to her now than I was 45 years ago. She’s very hard to talk to. She has no interests other than gossip and money. She used t… --- ## [Your MOST favourite....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-favourite/792773)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 2657\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-favourite/792773 "2022-01-04T14:53:41Z")
Seems like a natural, given the other thread. One additional rule here: you have to JUSTIFY your choice, just give a succinct reason or rationale for your preference, then put up the next topic. Most favorite dessert. --- ## [Can motion exist in a universe with only two touching particles of equal mass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-motion-exist-in-a-universe-with-only-two-touching-particles-of-equal-mass/956820)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-motion-exist-in-a-universe-with-only-two-touching-particles-of-equal-mass/956820 "2022-01-04T13:41:00Z")
Continuing the discussion from Information loss in theoretical physics: As written in the other topic, imagine a theoretical universe with only two particles. They are touching and have equal mass. It seems to me that … --- ## ["Feel the Night" by Baxter Robertson in Karate Kid - alternate version?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-the-night-by-baxter-robertson-in-karate-kid-alternate-version/458155)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-the-night-by-baxter-robertson-in-karate-kid-alternate-version/458155 "2022-01-04T12:20:34Z")
In The Karate Kid, during the scene where Danny and Ali go out on their first date at the amusement park, the song “Feel the Night” by Baxter Robertson plays in the background. You can hear the song in this clip - it beg… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1236) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1238)