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**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-less-hair-color-in-my-life/956583 "2021-12-29T23:18:45Z")
After the worst retirement possible, in which I left the workforce on December 31, 2019 to go to all those conventions I never got a chance to go to and visit all those places I never got a chance to go to…well, y’all kn… --- ## [Celebrating Christmas alone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrating-christmas-alone/956582)
**Author:** [@notadoctorshh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notadoctorshh)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrating-christmas-alone/956582 "2021-12-29T23:13:54Z")
To my fellow soloists out there–how do y’all get into the “Christmas spirit” when you live alone? I have no work tonight and am thinking of ways to enjoy Christmas eve. Not really in the mood to go out bar-hopping–any fu… --- ## [Suicide pods now legal in Switzerland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-pods-now-legal-in-switzerland/955740)
**Author:** [@Delayed\_Reflex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delayed_Reflex)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-pods-now-legal-in-switzerland/955740 "2021-12-29T23:01:10Z")
This news has been making its way around a couple forums and chats that I frequent: Suicide pods being developed in Switzerland, providing users with a painless death - National | Globalnews.ca I’m not sure how I feel a… --- ## [When was 'czar' first used for an American head of a government agency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-czar-first-used-for-an-american-head-of-a-government-agency/942769)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-czar-first-used-for-an-american-head-of-a-government-agency/942769 "2021-12-29T22:49:07Z")
The question is in the title. I think I first heard it in the '80s, though it could have been the '90s, as ‘So-and-So has been named the “Drug Czar” in charge of leading the nation’s fight against drugs.’ --- ## [Anyone know a human at facebook (meta)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-a-human-at-facebook-meta/956878)
**Author:** [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-a-human-at-facebook-meta/956878 "2021-12-29T22:07:37Z")
So an attempt was made at hijacking my facebook account – I was online when it happened caught it and got everything locked down. But now Facebook wants me to verify that it’s really me – which I can appreciate. Except… --- ## [How does someone pay a fine of a huge amount of money that they'll never be able to repay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-someone-pay-a-fine-of-a-huge-amount-of-money-that-theyll-never-be-able-to-repay/956678)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-someone-pay-a-fine-of-a-huge-amount-of-money-that-theyll-never-be-able-to-repay/956678 "2021-12-29T21:56:28Z")
This question was inspired by a news story I saw in which a woman is facing a 20-year prison sentence and $250 million in fines for punching a flight attendant who asked her to wear a mask. Most people don’t have $250 m… --- ## [Electoral college question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electoral-college-question/956873)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electoral-college-question/956873 "2021-12-29T21:01:34Z")
How would recent presidential election results look if all states used the Nebraska/Maine (District Method) of awarding/appointing electors? And why don’t they? It seems fairer than winner-take-all but maybe I’m not unde… --- ## [Should I trade cars with my parents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-trade-cars-with-my-parents/956571)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-trade-cars-with-my-parents/956571 "2021-12-29T20:47:35Z")
I have a 2008 Altima with 118k miles. They have a 2010 Sentra with 96k. They will be trading it in sometime this year. To help me out, Mom suggested that we sell our cars to each other for $1 and I keep the Sentra and t… --- ## [Possible 1930s pop culture references: Can you id?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-1930s-pop-culture-references-can-you-id/956798)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-1930s-pop-culture-references-can-you-id/956798 "2021-12-29T19:20:20Z")
A follow-up question to this post based on having seen an old cartoon. Gifts from the Air (1937) based on a Hans Christian Anderson story shows the story of a poor boy who rescues a broken toy soldier. The toy soldier… --- ## [Project Veritas v New York Times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-veritas-v-new-york-times/956633)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-veritas-v-new-york-times/956633 "2021-12-29T19:03:48Z")
Two days ago Judge Charles D. Wood in Westchester County, New York issued a ruling in this case. Project Veritas (PV) had sued the New York Times (NYT) to prevent them from publishing and retaining memos they had obtain… --- ## [Windows network backup software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-network-backup-software/956867)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-network-backup-software/956867 "2021-12-29T19:03:17Z")
I’m investigating software to back up 3 TB from network drives and four Windows servers. What software do you recommend, or for that matter, not recommend? Thanks. --- ## [Help me respond to anti-vax guy I know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-respond-to-anti-vax-guy-i-know/956093)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-respond-to-anti-vax-guy-i-know/956093 "2021-12-29T18:41:48Z")
So, first let me say that I think I chose the right place to post this, but it could also maybe be in the IMHO area, I guess. I reacquainted with someone recently, and as expected, he told me about how he’s not vaccinat… --- ## [The Log4j vulnerability : what response have you seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-log4j-vulnerability-what-response-have-you-seen/956040)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-log4j-vulnerability-what-response-have-you-seen/956040 "2021-12-29T17:14:18Z")
The CVE-2021-44228 vulnerability is serious because it’s being exploited already, allows arbitrary code execution, and the library in question may be present in any system that is (directly or indirectly) based on Java. … --- ## [I Hate Beatles Fans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-beatles-fans/604334)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-beatles-fans/604334 "2021-12-29T17:20:22Z")
Fuck the Beatles. They suck. I don’t give two shits if they “inspired generations of music,” the music they created sucks. It was formula bubblegum pop with kindergarten lyrics and whiny-voiced singers. Fuck them all. Es… --- ## [Not All Files Appear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-all-files-appear/956861)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-all-files-appear/956861 "2021-12-29T16:49:55Z")
I am using Paint (in Windows 10 v. 20H2 OS Build 19042.1415). When I save a creation in Paint, not all are appearing (as saved files) in the folder where supposedly saved. What is going on? Where might I find the missi… --- ## [Is the phrase "too premature" redundant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-phrase-too-premature-redundant/956608)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-phrase-too-premature-redundant/956608 "2021-12-29T16:45:48Z")
Anthony Fauci is quoted as directly using this phrase, and it struck me as repetitively redundant. What’s your grammatical understanding out there? --- ## [Does the Bible state that the earth is spherical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-bible-state-that-the-earth-is-spherical/746893)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-bible-state-that-the-earth-is-spherical/746893 "2021-12-29T16:37:22Z")
Inspired by this thread : Do any of the writers of the Bible ever state that the earth is a sphere? --- ## [What did you get for Christmas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-get-for-christmas/956730)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-get-for-christmas/956730 "2021-12-29T16:32:15Z")
Let me see your loot, man! My daughter gave me an Emperor’s New Groove tree ornament, some makeup (that’s always fun), and a nice hardcover edition of The Haunting of Hill House. (Nice, that is, except for the two fore… --- ## [If Superman got infected by a facehugger from Alien, would it be able to burst from his chest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-superman-got-infected-by-a-facehugger-from-alien-would-it-be-able-to-burst-from-his-chest/956831)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-superman-got-infected-by-a-facehugger-from-alien-would-it-be-able-to-burst-from-his-chest/956831 "2021-12-29T16:27:03Z")
So basically Superman goes to LV-426 and for whatever reason passes out. A facehugger crawls out of nearby egg and facehugs him while he’s passed out with his mouth open. Once the chestburster is inside, can it escape? … --- ## [Are you familiar with the term ‘granny parking’ and if so, how would you define it? (Upd name: Batman parking)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-familiar-with-the-term-granny-parking-and-if-so-how-would-you-define-it-upd-name-batman-parking/955513)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-familiar-with-the-term-granny-parking-and-if-so-how-would-you-define-it-upd-name-batman-parking/955513 "2021-12-29T16:24:32Z")
Or if you’re not familiar with the term, what would you guess it to mean? My wife and I were in the car with our younger son who was driving on his learner’s permit, when my wife told him to ‘granny park’. I asked her w… --- ## [Would Build Back Better have a better chance if broken into components?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-build-back-better-have-a-better-chance-if-broken-into-components/956388)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-build-back-better-have-a-better-chance-if-broken-into-components/956388 "2021-12-29T16:23:10Z")
To grossly over-simplify: the earth is going to be a smoking hellscape because Joe Manchin has a problem with the child tax credit provisions of BBB. So why not break out the global warming parts into a stand-alone bill… --- ## [Explain this appeals court ruling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-appeals-court-ruling/956854)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-appeals-court-ruling/956854 "2021-12-29T16:12:38Z")
Although I have several decades of dealing with the law I certainly have no training, knowledge or expertise when it comes to appeals to higher courts. The below linked case was pretty high profile in New Jersey. After s… --- ## ["6th Avenue Heartache", what the hell does it mean {Wallflowers Song}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6th-avenue-heartache-what-the-hell-does-it-mean-wallflowers-song/347773)
**Author:** [@BabaBooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BabaBooey)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6th-avenue-heartache-what-the-hell-does-it-mean-wallflowers-song/347773 "2021-12-29T15:27:55Z")
I throroughly enjoy the song, but I have no idea what, if anything, it’s trying to say. Help please. --- ## [Banking question re:endorsements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banking-question-re-endorsements/956829)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banking-question-re-endorsements/956829 "2021-12-29T14:55:27Z")
My brother goes by his nickname, has for years, it was on his work badge, if you google him by that name you’ll find him. His partner has always paid her half of the household expenses with a check written to Last name.… --- ## [Daredevil as MCU material....(some DD and Hawkeye spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daredevil-as-mcu-material-some-dd-and-hawkeye-spoilers/956826)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daredevil-as-mcu-material-some-dd-and-hawkeye-spoilers/956826 "2021-12-29T13:00:08Z")
…So I’ve watched the first few Netflix eps before, but don’t remember anything, so I’ve started over. Holy Shit, the tone is Verrrrrrrry un-MCU-like! The sheer amount of brutal violence in just the first ten minutes? Di… --- ## [Give unreliable travel advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-unreliable-travel-advice/946920)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-unreliable-travel-advice/946920 "2021-12-29T12:54:34Z")
In this thread, you are asked to give sketchy travel advice. Thus, for your visit to Canada: Canadians love to hear your ideas for how they can improve things by making them more American. Refer specifically to Trum… --- ## [I pit the naive, optimistic idiots, the Pollyannas, weasel-wordy authorities and bad planners associated with the pandemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-naive-optimistic-idiots-the-pollyannas-weasel-wordy-authorities-and-bad-planners-associated-with-the-pandemic/956437)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-naive-optimistic-idiots-the-pollyannas-weasel-wordy-authorities-and-bad-planners-associated-with-the-pandemic/956437 "2021-12-29T10:58:19Z")
This is in addition to the fucking anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers. So here we are with omicron/the 4th, 5th or 6th wave and it might as well be March 2020. In Quebec there are too long line-ups for too few test kits; jus… --- ## [ID a recent non-US superpower movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-a-recent-non-us-superpower-movie/956833)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-a-recent-non-us-superpower-movie/956833 "2021-12-29T09:00:12Z")
As I consider watching Minnal Murali, I remember seeing mention of another recent movie (possibly TV series) from a non-English speaking country where someone gains superpowers. I’m thinking it was an x-ray technician or… --- ## [NFL 2021: Week Sixteen Candles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-sixteen-candles/956543)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-sixteen-candles/956543 "2021-12-29T07:08:44Z")
Happy Holidays!!! After a few weeks of skulking in the background, COVID decided it had enough and jumped back into the #1 news story for the NFL. More than 150 players are on the Covid list, including Austin Ekeler, du… --- ## [New Kitty! (Wanna suggest names?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-wanna-suggest-names/918450)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-wanna-suggest-names/918450 "2021-12-29T02:53:04Z")
I have adopted a talkative little baby house panther and I’m so excited I can barely form a coherent sentence. He’s handsome and special, and the first kitty I chose for my very self on my own, for me with absolutely no… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1243) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1245)