# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1248 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1249 --- ## [Shave with Mouthwash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shave-with-mouthwash/941295)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2021, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shave-with-mouthwash/941295 "2021-12-25T16:46:00Z")
Several years ago in the YMCA locker room I noticed a guy shaving without any shaving cream. He told me he’s used mouthwash ever since a business trip on which he found himself without regular shaving cream. Long story s… --- ## [What movie do you like to watch between Christmas and New Year's Eve?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-do-you-like-to-watch-between-christmas-and-new-years-eve/956625)
**Author:** [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-do-you-like-to-watch-between-christmas-and-new-years-eve/956625 "2021-12-25T16:22:22Z")
Do you have a movie that you return to in the six days post Christmas? It might even be a movie that is often considered a “Christmas movie”, but which you never have time for in the pre-holiday rush. I’ll start with t… --- ## [Question regarding the difference between the verbs 'réussir' and 'se réussir'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-the-difference-between-the-verbs-reussir-and-se-reussir/956626)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-the-difference-between-the-verbs-reussir-and-se-reussir/956626 "2021-12-25T15:07:16Z")
I have searched extensively online but have not found any clear difference between the verbs “réussir” and 'se réussir". How do they differ in meaning ? --- ## [In memory of Colibri (George Angehr)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memory-of-colibri-george-angehr/955066)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2021, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memory-of-colibri-george-angehr/955066 "2021-12-25T12:50:29Z")
The Straight Dope staff and the management of Sun-Times Media join with the Straight Dope Message Board community in mourning the death of longtime moderator George Angehr, known on this board as Colibri. Like so many as… --- ## [Poet Robert Bly has died at age 94](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poet-robert-bly-has-died-at-age-94/954784)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2021, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poet-robert-bly-has-died-at-age-94/954784 "2021-12-25T08:01:52Z")
I used the tag “celebrity-death,” but I’m guessing not too many young’uns will remember this poet and guru of the 1990s. I read his books, but then, I’m old. … Bly argued in his 1990 book, Iron John: A Book About Me… --- ## [I'm thinking of re-subscribing to my local Trump-backing newspaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-re-subscribing-to-my-local-trump-backing-newspaper/956560)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2021, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-re-subscribing-to-my-local-trump-backing-newspaper/956560 "2021-12-25T06:55:53Z")
In 2020, my local newspaper endorsed Trump. To say I was pissed off at their decision is an understatement. In fact, I was so upset I decided not to renew my subscription which was soon to expire. However, it wasn’t so m… --- ## [Am I the only one who looks at Journey's escape album art](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-looks-at-journeys-escape-album-art/956615)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2021, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-looks-at-journeys-escape-album-art/956615 "2021-12-25T04:45:24Z")
Album an thinks that it may be proof that the Xerox/Parc/mac mouse evolution into the 3 button mouse , was a prescient Sci-FI attack craft? Ok , but is that not a space attack mouse? --- ## [The answer is 42 years old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-answer-is-42-years-old/952643)
**Author:** [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2021, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-answer-is-42-years-old/952643 "2021-12-25T01:16:43Z")
The answer to Life, the Universe and Everything that is. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was first published in October of 1979 making it 42 years old now. I know people could argue that since the radio series cam… --- ## [Sanitizing mason jar lids: Can I do it in a dishwasher?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanitizing-mason-jar-lids-can-i-do-it-in-a-dishwasher/956574)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanitizing-mason-jar-lids-can-i-do-it-in-a-dishwasher/956574 "2021-12-25T00:35:37Z")
I need to sanitize some mason jars. My questions is, can I wash and sanitize them in a dishwasher (my washer has a sanitize function)? Certainly the glass parts can. My concern is for the lids and their rubber seals. … --- ## [Following Along: A guide to reading Tom King's Batman/Catwoman limited series (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/following-along-a-guide-to-reading-tom-kings-batman-catwoman-limited-series-open-spoilers/933703)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2021, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/following-along-a-guide-to-reading-tom-kings-batman-catwoman-limited-series-open-spoilers/933703 "2021-12-25T00:21:56Z")
I just got Issue No. 3 of Tom King’s Batman/Catwoman limited series. It’s a beautiful book with intimate examinations of the lives and minds of its characters, with Catwoman/Selina Kyle being the principal focus, especia… --- ## [2021 Bad, bad, bad Christmas misadventures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-bad-bad-bad-christmas-misadventures/956597)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-bad-bad-bad-christmas-misadventures/956597 "2021-12-24T22:56:26Z")
Ordered a slew of eGift cards. Guess what ol’beck did? She sent them all to herself. ::smack:: This is gonna take awhile to straighten out. Yay. I have all of Christmas eve to do it. Bayless ate something he should… --- ## [Russian politician threatens to kidnap and kill a Democratic Congressman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-politician-threatens-to-kidnap-and-kill-a-democratic-congressman/956335)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-politician-threatens-to-kidnap-and-kill-a-democratic-congressman/956335 "2021-12-24T22:46:30Z")
Russian politician Aleksei Zhuravlyov is threatening to kidnap, try, and execute Democratic Congressman Ruben Gallego because of Gallego’s calls for action against any Russian incursion into Ukraine. If that doesn’t wor… --- ## [What's wrong with Democrats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-democrats/955842)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-democrats/955842 "2021-12-24T21:37:06Z")
This is more of a rant than anything but here goes I caught a portion of an interview on NPR yesterday. The subject of the interview wrote an article in The Atlantic called “Trumps Next Coup has Already Begun”. The prem… --- ## [How’s your lead-in to Christmas looking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-s-your-lead-in-to-christmas-looking/956319)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-s-your-lead-in-to-christmas-looking/956319 "2021-12-24T21:16:04Z")
On top of all the other Christmas stuff, I’m in (virtual) court most of this week. No “popping out for an ‘errand’ " in the afternoon to do last minute shopping. Finally done on the 22nd. --- ## [Docs, EMT's - Drawing blood: Which way should the needle be oriented?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/docs-emts-drawing-blood-which-way-should-the-needle-be-oriented/460208)
**Author:** [@sangfroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sangfroid)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/docs-emts-drawing-blood-which-way-should-the-needle-be-oriented/460208 "2021-12-24T20:19:37Z")
I stumbled across this quite by accident, and it made me curious: is bevel-down a better way to draw blood (in most patients)? Myself, I’m an extraordinarily easy stick - most of my veins are large and visible. I’ve been… --- ## [Red Pepper Flakes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-pepper-flakes/956509)
**Author:** [@Jebbilene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jebbilene)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-pepper-flakes/956509 "2021-12-24T17:53:09Z")
A lot of American products have red pepper flakes in the ingredients, and American recipes sometimes use red pepper flakes as well. Where I’m from (Australia), ‘red pepper flakes’ are not something you can buy. The inter… --- ## [Silly quick model completed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-quick-model-completed/956566)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-quick-model-completed/956566 "2021-12-24T17:19:16Z")
At IPMS a couple months ago, a friend showed off a completed model of a Triebflugel which took my fancy. The Triebflugel is a suicidally stupid proposed design for a VTOL interceptor using ramjets to spin a three-winged… --- ## [I'm writing a Christmas screenplay -- got any advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-writing-a-christmas-screenplay-got-any-advice/956489)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-writing-a-christmas-screenplay-got-any-advice/956489 "2021-12-24T16:47:13Z")
Thinking ahead, waaay ahead to Christmas 2022, I am putting together a plan to produce a local community play based on an obscure, but charming, children’s story. Since we are in the very earliest stages of planning – b… --- ## [French etymology 'tisonner:' 'to poke'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-etymology-tisonner-to-poke/956532)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-etymology-tisonner-to-poke/956532 "2021-12-24T16:42:37Z")
This came up in a game where a \*fire poker rack was labeled as ‘tisonniers,’ or ‘pokers.’ Doing a Google search on the French words for ‘to poke’ came up with quite a list, most of which had various meanings, but includ… --- ## [Cooking FROZEN Beef Tenderloin! New Help Fast!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-frozen-beef-tenderloin-new-help-fast/956558)
**Author:** [@Dr.Conrad\_Shadowdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Conrad_Shadowdale)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-frozen-beef-tenderloin-new-help-fast/956558 "2021-12-24T16:19:01Z")
I have family coming to Christmas Dinner on Saturday but my beef tenderloin, while lovely, is frozen solid. Pop it in the fridge to thaw and hope for the best? Or, can I cook it from its current solid state? How long … --- ## [There's a bad bad bad funk floating around in my nice clean house. Well, they aren't actually 'floating' more like clunking around eating enormous amounts of food and leaving Lego on my floor(where I walk on them)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-bad-bad-bad-funk-floating-around-in-my-nice-clean-house-well-they-arent-actually-floating-more-like-clunking-around-eating-enormous-amounts-of-food-and-leaving-lego-on-my-floor-where-i-walk-on-them/956139)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-bad-bad-bad-funk-floating-around-in-my-nice-clean-house-well-they-arent-actually-floating-more-like-clunking-around-eating-enormous-amounts-of-food-and-leaving-lego-on-my-floor-where-i-walk-on-them/956139 "2021-12-24T15:12:11Z")
Yep. It’s 2 little boys. Maybe I’ve gotten used to the aromas they emit, they’ve been here awhile. The Lil’wrekker said I’m nose blind about them. She said it’s awful. And I need to fix it The Lil’wrekker told me we h… --- ## [Truly Scrumptious Sally Ann Howes has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truly-scrumptious-sally-ann-howes-has-died/956498)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truly-scrumptious-sally-ann-howes-has-died/956498 "2021-12-24T14:09:26Z")
--- ## [No justice for the Prince of Panspermia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-justice-for-the-prince-of-panspermia/956442)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-justice-for-the-prince-of-panspermia/956442 "2021-12-24T14:05:10Z")
A neuroscientist claiming to have found evidence of life on Mars and Venus has had his lawsuit demanding $50 billion from a science journal publisher tossed out by a district court in New York. Astrophysics and Space Sc… --- ## [If New York City is destroyed, what will the headlines say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-new-york-city-is-destroyed-what-will-the-headlines-say/956394)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-new-york-city-is-destroyed-what-will-the-headlines-say/956394 "2021-12-24T10:20:40Z")
A meteor hits and all five boroughs are erased, population of 8,804,190 distributed over 300.46 square miles gone. What would be the headlines in various newspapers, magazines, and television networks etc.? Please give… --- ## [Can anyone recommend a good video of flying into a galaxy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-good-video-of-flying-into-a-galaxy/956533)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-a-good-video-of-flying-into-a-galaxy/956533 "2021-12-24T09:59:18Z")
If you take a look at a photo of, say, the Andromeda galaxy, it looks like a smoky disc containing maybe a few hundred stars. As someone with an interest in astronomy, I of course know that the stars in such an image ar… --- ## [Sexual misconduct at Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-misconduct-at-smithsonian-tropical-research-institute/955799)
**Author:** [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-misconduct-at-smithsonian-tropical-research-institute/955799 "2021-12-24T07:42:52Z")
Ugh! Would never have expected this? https://www.wseetonline.com/rs/2021/12/09/smithsonian-tropical-research-institute-is-under-fire-as-16-women-scientists-claim-sexual-misconduct/ --- ## [Cloud storage - Acronis vs Idrive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cloud-storage-acronis-vs-idrive/956546)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cloud-storage-acronis-vs-idrive/956546 "2021-12-24T05:42:32Z")
I currently use Acronis True Image (2018 version - one-time charge) to back up the hard drive on my desktop to an external drive. Of course - since both drives are on-site, a real disaster, and I would lose everything. … --- ## [The Expanse (Final) Season 6 Trailer \[And please, no book spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-final-season-6-trailer-and-please-no-book-spoilers/952160)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-final-season-6-trailer-and-please-no-book-spoilers/952160 "2021-12-24T05:40:01Z")
The sixth and final season of The Expanse picks up with the solar system at war, as Marco Inaros and his Free Navy continue to launch devastating asteroid attacks on Earth and Mars. As the tensions of war … --- ## [Experiences with cell phone sub-carriers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-cell-phone-sub-carriers/955807)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-cell-phone-sub-carriers/955807 "2021-12-24T05:06:50Z")
I’m going to answer this two ways, the first is from the reverse of what you said - I went from a MVNO to a Primary carrier, and then as a former employee (Tech support) of a major carrier. So first, going from a MVNO t… --- ## [Do You Still Read A Paper Newspaper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-read-a-paper-newspaper/955603)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-read-a-paper-newspaper/955603 "2021-12-24T04:42:09Z")
I never really read the paper until I took a politics class in high school. Since then, I have made a point of reading a daily newspaper and a weekly news magazine. I look at a few digital papers too. I possibly spend… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1247) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1249)