# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1249 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1250 --- ## [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… --- ## [::DRUMROLL:: It's time for the 16th still-pretty-close-to-annual SDMB Shot Glass Exchange!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-the-16th-still-pretty-close-to-annual-sdmb-shot-glass-exchange/950469)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-the-16th-still-pretty-close-to-annual-sdmb-shot-glass-exchange/950469 "2021-12-24T03:47:39Z")
This is usually a springtime thing but our friend and designated emcee @feppytweed hasn’t posted to the boards in over a year so I’m going to tentatively take the reins on this gig from now on and kick this off before we… --- ## [Adderall and alcohol: What exactly is the risk or interaction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adderall-and-alcohol-what-exactly-is-the-risk-or-interaction/956555)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adderall-and-alcohol-what-exactly-is-the-risk-or-interaction/956555 "2021-12-24T02:49:29Z")
\[DISCLAIMER: Yes, I know I should ask my doctor or pharmacist about this, and in fact I’m seeing the doctor tomorrow. Still I’d like to ask here. We have all kinds of health care professionals here, as well as those who… --- ## [Save a fly, kill a deer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-a-fly-kill-a-deer/956431)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-a-fly-kill-a-deer/956431 "2021-12-24T02:18:21Z")
I am extremely sensitive to the suffering of animals. When it’s hot and dry I put out dishes of water for little critter that might not be able to make it up to the bird bath, like snails, slugs, frogs and bunnies. I hav… --- ## [51 Weird American Infographics, Mostly Political](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/51-weird-american-infographics-mostly-political/956564)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/51-weird-american-infographics-mostly-political/956564 "2021-12-24T02:14:56Z")
I like to see clever graphics used to convey information. Some of these are pretty esoteric. --- ## [Recommend a SILENT feature film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-silent-feature-film/950880)
**Author:** [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-silent-feature-film/950880 "2021-12-24T02:06:04Z")
Do you have a favorite feature film from the early days - the days before “talkies” were a thing? I am mainly interested in feature-length films, but if there is a “short” that you really like, feel free to add it. I’l… --- ## [Ever been shipped something based on search alone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-shipped-something-based-on-search-alone/954808)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-shipped-something-based-on-search-alone/954808 "2021-12-24T01:36:04Z")
We’ve discussed the extent to which home technology is listing to us, but I wanted to share and get opinions about a recent incident. Sunday I was at a friend’s house. The previous Friday he had been shopping online fo… --- ## [Reducing household odors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reducing-household-odors/956549)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reducing-household-odors/956549 "2021-12-24T00:01:35Z")
I suppose this may drift into IMHO territory, but - here goes. Is there any way to actually reduce the amount of cooking (and dog and people) odors in a small apartment? Not a masking agent, which most “air fresheners” … --- ## [Question about P + E forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-p-e-forum/956552)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-p-e-forum/956552 "2021-12-23T23:52:36Z")
Can’t find a Biden Administration thread. There was an older one closed Nov. 20, and I coulda sworn a new one was started, but can’t for the life of me find it. Scrolled like crazy and tried search - nada. Did a second … --- ## [Today marks the 20th anniversary of the release of LOTR: FOTR. Some reminiscing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-marks-the-20th-anniversary-of-the-release-of-lotr-fotr-some-reminiscing/956320)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-marks-the-20th-anniversary-of-the-release-of-lotr-fotr-some-reminiscing/956320 "2021-12-23T23:51:28Z")
I know a lot of you didn’t care for these movies, or that they’ve become lessened as time progresses, but they were extremely important to my (ex) family in so many ways that I wanted to mention it here. LOTR… the films… --- ## [Bad bad bad Bats in the Belfry. (What the heck is a belfry!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-bats-in-the-belfry-what-the-heck-is-a-belfry/955179)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-bats-in-the-belfry-what-the-heck-is-a-belfry/955179 "2021-12-23T23:24:24Z")
So…I’m sitting in my chair in my living room. Minding my own dang business when:…some one threw something at the back of my head! What the holy heck!? I immediately thought of the grandwrex. No, no couldn’t be them. (L… --- ## [I've got a bone to pick with youse people!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-a-bone-to-pick-with-youse-people/956544)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-a-bone-to-pick-with-youse-people/956544 "2021-12-23T23:20:21Z")
erects aluminum pole Come on, I’ll take on every one of you! Yes, it’s that time of year again. A Festivus for the rest of us. --- ## [Ever Watch Something Over 2 Years Old, And Think "COVID!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-watch-something-over-2-years-old-and-think-covid/956443)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-watch-something-over-2-years-old-and-think-covid/956443 "2021-12-23T22:15:34Z")
I was watching a Robert Plant interview, and the guy asking him questions was coughing, and they were close in contact, and they had an audience, and I thought, “Oh yeah, COVID didn’t exist back then”. This happens a lo… --- ## [Top 10 states for alcohol consumption per capita](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-10-states-for-alcohol-consumption-per-capita/956413)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-10-states-for-alcohol-consumption-per-capita/956413 "2021-12-23T22:07:45Z")
I was surprised by the top 2. I noticed very northern states are generally at the top. NY & NJ were actually below average. Utah without surprise drinks the least. I wonder what put New Hampshire so high? New Hampshire … --- ## [Where did MMR antivaxxers go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-mmr-antivaxxers-go/956434)
**Author:** [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-mmr-antivaxxers-go/956434 "2021-12-23T22:03:41Z")
This has become political even if it shouldn’t be and I hope it stays in GQ FQ, I want the data, if it exists. Move if you think it’s best to do this preemptively, or play nice. The politicization is generally framed as… --- ## [How should a person accused of racism respond?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-a-person-accused-of-racism-respond/955942)
**Author:** [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Replies:** 337\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-a-person-accused-of-racism-respond/955942 "2021-12-23T21:19:30Z")
Inspired in part by this recent incident: Although the headline is your typical NY Post outrage clickbait, the article at least strongly implies that what got him fired wasn’t his mixing up two black students, but his … --- ## [What do you think about the so called "Gang Stalking"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-so-called-gang-stalking/731944)
**Author:** [@Mercedes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mercedes)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-so-called-gang-stalking/731944 "2021-12-23T21:18:26Z")
I read that recently : http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/organized-gang-stalking-yes-its-a-thing-dg/ Seemed well written and terrifying… I have to admit that I already heard people speaking exactly like the de… --- ## [Ghostbusters (2016) is super awesome! (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-2016-is-super-awesome-spoilers/759965)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-2016-is-super-awesome-spoilers/759965 "2021-12-23T20:40:43Z")
I’m not the only one who thinks this because at the end of the movie I counted 5 children dancing around at the front of the cinema for a few minutes. Review to follow… --- ## [British Medical Journal blasts Mark Zuckerberg](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-medical-journal-blasts-mark-zuckerberg/956280)
**Author:** [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-medical-journal-blasts-mark-zuckerberg/956280 "2021-12-23T20:36:44Z")
Link to an Open letter from The BMJ to Mark Zuckerberg Summary: The BMJ published an article exposing questionable practices by a company involved with the Pfizer covid-19 vaccine trial. Readers reported problems shari… --- ## [Trig Values Set At Four (Places)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trig-values-set-at-four-places/956474)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trig-values-set-at-four-places/956474 "2021-12-23T19:53:10Z")
I don’t know about the rest of you. But I wasn’t exposed to Trigonometry until my senior year in high school. Anyways, when we had it (it just happened to come up in one lesson), they explained to us in about a day. It i… --- ## [Can you whistle? Can/could your parents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-whistle-can-could-your-parents/956131)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-whistle-can-could-your-parents/956131 "2021-12-23T18:51:10Z")
Just curious, and this is NOT a thread about how you hate whistlers, okay? So: I’m wondering if it’s at all genetic. Could either or both of your parents whistle a merry tune? Can/could your siblings? How about your ki… --- ## [How to Stop Squirrels Chewing Christmas Lights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-squirrels-chewing-christmas-lights/956548)
**Author:** [@gnarator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnarator)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-squirrels-chewing-christmas-lights/956548 "2021-12-23T18:25:23Z")
I know this is a ridiculous problem, but it’s really starting to drive me nuts. As a middle-aged man, I started putting up Christmas lights outside a few years ago. I’ve slowly replaced the old style incandescent light… --- ## [A new way to find life like ours on another planet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-way-to-find-life-like-ours-on-another-planet/956318)
**Author:** [@robertmuler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robertmuler)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-way-to-find-life-like-ours-on-another-planet/956318 "2021-12-23T17:47:06Z")
Our search for life on another planet needs to look for a light source that did not come from a sun. Humans produce light unlike the sun— I am not allowed to insert images but at night our freeway car lights emit a uni… --- ## [Omicron? Why not Epsilon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omicron-why-not-epsilon/956363)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omicron-why-not-epsilon/956363 "2021-12-23T17:30:05Z")
Aren’t the variants named for consecutive letters in the Greek alphabet? If so, shouldn’t Epsilon be the next variant, after Delta? --- ## [This is new. Bad, bad, bad Beck decides she needs a life coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-new-bad-bad-bad-beck-decides-she-needs-a-life-coach/956541)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-new-bad-bad-bad-beck-decides-she-needs-a-life-coach/956541 "2021-12-23T17:00:40Z")
Yep. I’m thinking those thoughts again. In fact I may need a team of life coach’s. I’m not really successful in life. Bad decisions and Bad choices have hung around me for a l----o----n----g time. All animals wild… --- ## [Friction pour le bain: Friction? \[French Question\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friction-pour-le-bain-friction-french-question/956536)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friction-pour-le-bain-friction-french-question/956536 "2021-12-23T16:27:46Z")
I hate to start a thread for a silly question but hopefully a French-speaker will answer and the thread will die quickly. My wife put some liquid soap in the bathroom, called ‘Cucina’. I wondered if there is a liquid s… --- ## [How to spend counterfeit money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-spend-counterfeit-money/956537)
**Author:** [@MrLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrLee)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-spend-counterfeit-money/956537 "2021-12-23T16:15:51Z")
Pre-amble: I am not intending to purchase counterfeit currency, nor am I endorsing it - this whole post is one big thought experiment Through extensive late-night random website-surfing, I recently came across the subje… --- ## [Erections while cuddling/spooning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erections-while-cuddling-spooning/504850)
**Author:** [@dgrdfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dgrdfd)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erections-while-cuddling-spooning/504850 "2021-12-23T16:14:16Z")
Guys: Do you ever get erections while cuddling or spooning? Women: How do you feel if your partner gets an erection while cuddling or spooning? Please state your gender and age. And consider the situation where this is… --- ## [What US-timezone countries currently have the best internet connectivity to the US for remote work? (other than Canada)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-us-timezone-countries-currently-have-the-best-internet-connectivity-to-the-us-for-remote-work-other-than-canada/956432)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-us-timezone-countries-currently-have-the-best-internet-connectivity-to-the-us-for-remote-work-other-than-canada/956432 "2021-12-23T16:05:21Z")
Some limited research turned up Jamaica but it’s really hard to have comprehensive data on this. I know this is a long shot but maybe some doper has this arcane knowledge at their fingertips. By connectivity, I mean pac… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1248) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1250)