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**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… --- ## [God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - where does the comma go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-rest-ye-merry-gentlemen-where-does-the-comma-go/956700)
**Author:** [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-rest-ye-merry-gentlemen-where-does-the-comma-go/956700 "2021-12-29T00:51:04Z")
It’s worth your time watching this, I promise you! --- ## [Guilty Pleasures: Movies you like but are/were widely panned as a bad movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guilty-pleasures-movies-you-like-but-are-were-widely-panned-as-a-bad-movie/955884)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guilty-pleasures-movies-you-like-but-are-were-widely-panned-as-a-bad-movie/955884 "2021-12-29T00:46:21Z")
I just watched Sucker Punch and liked it. I get it was not popular but…I liked it. What other movies are “bad” (note the quotes) but you enjoy? --- ## [Tell me about greenhouses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-greenhouses/956747)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-greenhouses/956747 "2021-12-29T00:43:37Z")
I can talk my missus into letting me have a greenhouse, but I should probably keep it in the 8ft x 10ft range or smaller for now. Depending on where I put it, I can give it 5 – 10 hours of direct sunlight. I’m in Denve… --- ## [Do Spanish-speaking people often use the phrase "mi vida" often to refer to their loved ones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-spanish-speaking-people-often-use-the-phrase-mi-vida-often-to-refer-to-their-loved-ones/956749)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-spanish-speaking-people-often-use-the-phrase-mi-vida-often-to-refer-to-their-loved-ones/956749 "2021-12-29T00:36:51Z")
While watching Disney’s Encanto on Christmas Eve when it came out on Disney+, I heard a couple of characters refer to one of their loved ones as “mi vida,” my life, which I think is an adorable thing to say. Is that com… --- ## [What causes my computer to be unwilling to open files?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-my-computer-to-be-unwilling-to-open-files/956785)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-my-computer-to-be-unwilling-to-open-files/956785 "2021-12-29T00:31:10Z")
My computer (Windows 11) has had this glitch for months where it will require 4-6 rapid clicks in succession in order to open a file (instead of the usual two), but now it’s gotten to the point where often no amount of c… --- ## [We're having an early Christmas tomorrow, and I feel crummy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-having-an-early-christmas-tomorrow-and-i-feel-crummy/955919)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-having-an-early-christmas-tomorrow-and-i-feel-crummy/955919 "2021-12-29T00:12:38Z")
Long story made short: I told my parents this evening that I probably wouldn’t make it tomorrow (sore throat, achy, no appetite) and my mother said, “Oh, you don’t feel THAT bad.” Yes, I do, and I don’t really want to … --- ## [Abnormal Breast Exam Results](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abnormal-breast-exam-results/956480)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abnormal-breast-exam-results/956480 "2021-12-29T00:11:37Z")
I’m 35 years old, and during my annual physical, the doctor found an abnormality during my breast exam. The good news: It wasn’t a mass. It was an area where the breast tissue seemed unusually dense. I am currently me… --- ## [Has a public university ever spun out a department or institute?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-public-university-ever-spun-out-a-department-or-institute/956751)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-public-university-ever-spun-out-a-department-or-institute/956751 "2021-12-28T23:57:58Z")
I’m looking for any case where a public U.S. university has transferred ownership of a center or institute to another entity. Searching with words like ‘spin out’, ‘divest’, ‘transfer’ just provides me with irrelevant r… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad Beck feels bad over one of her Christmas gifts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-feels-bad-over-one-of-her-christmas-gifts/956701)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-feels-bad-over-one-of-her-christmas-gifts/956701 "2021-12-28T23:46:54Z")
I just do. My big sister bought me a kantha quilt. , but I don’t know how to feel about it. Here’s the thing, they are advertised as a fair trade item. Probably Indian or some other country like that. I can see the … --- ## [Does this product exist? - flat base for roller chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-product-exist-flat-base-for-roller-chair/956743)
**Author:** [@smilingbandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smilingbandit)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-product-exist-flat-base-for-roller-chair/956743 "2021-12-28T23:40:27Z")
After being unable to find a good chair option, I wanted to ask the Teeming Millions if anyone might have created a flat base to put a roller chair on, so that it won’t slide or damage the carpet underneath. I don’t mean… --- ## [Was Trump at Bob Dole's funeral?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-trump-at-bob-doles-funeral/955897)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-trump-at-bob-doles-funeral/955897 "2021-12-28T23:31:54Z")
Was he invited? I don’t suppose there was any love lost betwixt them and Trump would hate sharing the limelight, especially with a so-called hero who got wounded. --- ## [Ask the Massage Therapist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-massage-therapist/518363)
**Author:** [@Girl\_Next\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_Next_Door)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-massage-therapist/518363 "2021-12-28T23:11:31Z")
I’ve been a licensed and practicing massage therapist in the Seattle area for the last 3.5 years now. Anything you want to know about massage or massage therapists? Ask away. I’ll do my best to answer. --- ## [I am never dreaming again. Ever.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-never-dreaming-again-ever/578299)
**Author:** [@Super\_Kapowzler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Super_Kapowzler)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-never-dreaming-again-ever/578299 "2021-12-28T22:42:16Z")
Dear Bitches. ‘Been a long time, how’s it hangin’? So I pretty much had the most disturbing dream I have evar had, and therefore have forsaken shit like dreaming. Aw, man…I mean this fucker is really hard to tell, eve… --- ## [The Best Movies of 2021 - my list and an open discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movies-of-2021-my-list-and-an-open-discussion/956680)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movies-of-2021-my-list-and-an-open-discussion/956680 "2021-12-28T21:33:37Z")
First, my list, which is alphabetical: \[Album\] 10 Best 2021 Movies(that I saw) - alphabetical list … --- ## [What movie was this? (Scant clues)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-was-this-scant-clues/956744)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-was-this-scant-clues/956744 "2021-12-28T20:43:58Z")
This happened in the 70’s but that doesn’t mean the flick was from then. I was watching the late late movie on TV. I think it was a light comedy/drama. A guy is told by his boss he’s being canned. Another scene is the … --- ## [Contribution limits if you have both a Roth IRA and a standard 401(k)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contribution-limits-if-you-have-both-a-roth-ira-and-a-standard-401-k/956573)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contribution-limits-if-you-have-both-a-roth-ira-and-a-standard-401-k/956573 "2021-12-28T19:35:56Z")
My son has a Roth IRA and no employer-offered retirement accounts. In January he will start a new job that offers a 401(k). The maximum contribution to a Roth IRA is $6000, and the max for a 401(k) will be $20,500. Can h… --- ## [New Android smartphone doesn't synch calendar with old smartphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-android-smartphone-doesnt-synch-calendar-with-old-smartphone/956702)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-android-smartphone-doesnt-synch-calendar-with-old-smartphone/956702 "2021-12-28T19:03:58Z")
Am I the first to post a “Got a new phone for Christmas and something doesn’t work?” thread? Anyway, here it goes: Got a Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 (Android 11) and transferred the data and apps from my old Huawei P8 lite (Andr… --- ## [Are there organized groups of anti-hunting activists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-organized-groups-of-anti-hunting-activists/956741)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-organized-groups-of-anti-hunting-activists/956741 "2021-12-28T18:54:48Z")
People who oppose hunting for sport, in other words? I’d like to find a group that is very active, i.e., organizes protests, meets with lawmakers, etc. as opposed to a group that just discusses doing away with hunting fo… --- ## [Another “what movie was this” with scant details](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-movie-was-this-with-scant-details/956745)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-movie-was-this-with-scant-details/956745 "2021-12-28T18:04:14Z")
Another movie I remember falling asleep to in the 70’s. A guy and girl are being investigated for murdering her father by sabotaging his small airplane causing a fatal crash. I seem to think that they got away with it … --- ## [Does the current inflation really make money a "buy a house or lose the money" thing right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-current-inflation-really-make-money-a-buy-a-house-or-lose-the-money-thing-right-now/956307)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-current-inflation-really-make-money-a-buy-a-house-or-lose-the-money-thing-right-now/956307 "2021-12-28T17:49:07Z")
Long story short: My parents, who are in their 60s, have just come into possession of a windfall of money (decent-sized but not huge). They insist that inflation in America is so severe, and will remain so for so long i… --- ## [Hispanic Voters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hispanic-voters/955724)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hispanic-voters/955724 "2021-12-28T17:34:56Z")
Hispanic Voters Now Evenly Split Between Parties, WSJ Poll Finds - WSJ The poll and article note that the swing is most pronounced among men and strongest about economic issues. My own personal observation is that Hisp… --- ## [How has cream cheese not been a staple in my kitchen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-cream-cheese-not-been-a-staple-in-my-kitchen/956386)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-cream-cheese-not-been-a-staple-in-my-kitchen/956386 "2021-12-28T14:43:55Z")
So, the background: A few weeks ago, I had a bagel brunch with a friend of mine, and had some cream cheese left over. I decided to use it up in a grilled cheese sandwich, an experiment which turned out very well. Well… --- ## [Update on masks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-masks/956722)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-masks/956722 "2021-12-28T11:36:27Z")
What’s the current (12/27) story on masks? I haven’t listened to the last few days’ worth of repetitive, redundant, ever-repeated, duplicative blablabla on TV “news” shows that mostly go over (and over) the same pablum: … --- ## [What to do in St. Augustine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-st-augustine/955900)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-st-augustine/955900 "2021-12-28T04:31:46Z")
We’re going to visit St. Augustine, Florida, for a few days later this month, and I’m curious what Dopers recommend. We’re especially interested in: Wildlife (extra-specially birdwatching) non-motorized boating, like k… --- ## [Would future archeologists get the wrong idea about Santa Claus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-future-archeologists-get-the-wrong-idea-about-santa-claus/956603)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-future-archeologists-get-the-wrong-idea-about-santa-claus/956603 "2021-12-28T03:04:57Z")
If archeologists from the distant future are digging through the artifacts of our civilization, they would see countless references in song, books, TV shows, movies etc about Santa Claus, and would be forced to come to t… --- ## [Bow-chicka-bow-wow: What instrument does this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bow-chicka-bow-wow-what-instrument-does-this/298501)
**Author:** [@Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Side_of_the_Floyd)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2005, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bow-chicka-bow-wow-what-instrument-does-this/298501 "2005-04-09T02:46:03Z")
You know the sound. That lusty, cheap-70’s-porn-film-sound, imitated (and ridiculed) by many. I believe it was used in the song for Shaft. What instrument is used to make this sound? Or do people do it vocally? It can’… --- ## [Which type of cancer is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-type-of-cancer-is-this/956479)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-type-of-cancer-is-this/956479 "2021-12-28T01:40:24Z")
A friend has cancer that has metastasized from one organ to another. If I want to understand more about what he’s going through, do I look up cancer in the original organ or cancer in the organ it has spread to? Or is it… --- ## [Model railroaders, advice for a newb, please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/model-railroaders-advice-for-a-newb-please/954455)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/model-railroaders-advice-for-a-newb-please/954455 "2021-12-28T01:37:34Z")
Now that the Holidays are around the corner, I started waxing nostalgic for a model railroad around the ol’ tree. The problem is, I used to have some modelling skils, more to keep up with another hobby of mine–BattleTec… --- ## [Who had a White Christmas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-had-a-white-christmas/956690)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-had-a-white-christmas/956690 "2021-12-28T01:12:04Z")
Was sorta snowy, sorta melty all December. Got home from work on Christmas Eve and it started snowing. Not a blizzard, just a nice light fluffy snow. Has been snowing on and off every since. Who else didn’t have to d… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1244) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1246)