# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1252 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1253 --- ## [So, for the first time in my life I will try Major Grey's Chutney](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-for-the-first-time-in-my-life-i-will-try-major-greys-chutney/956391)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-for-the-first-time-in-my-life-i-will-try-major-greys-chutney/956391 "2021-12-21T17:49:16Z")
Walking through the store and for the 12356th time it caught my eye. But this time I decided to actually buy a bottle and see what it is like(Crosse and Blackwell). My mom used to make Chutney when I was a kid, not that… --- ## [Dick Pound (love this name btw) and the IOC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-pound-love-this-name-btw-and-the-ioc/956245)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2021, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-pound-love-this-name-btw-and-the-ioc/956245 "2021-12-21T17:10:23Z")
So, Mr. Dick here is a member of the IOC and recently gave an interview defending the IOCs decision to award the winter games to China. Here is the article I’ll be quoting from in a bit, for anyone wanting to read throu… --- ## [Keeping spam callers on the phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-spam-callers-on-the-phone/954249)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-spam-callers-on-the-phone/954249 "2021-12-21T16:20:18Z")
What are your favorite ways to keep spam callers on the phone? If I have nothing happening when they call, I figure if they’re talking to me, then they aren’t scamming some sucker. Plus, it makes me look forward to the… --- ## [Can the space station crew see satellites circling the earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-space-station-crew-see-satellites-circling-the-earth/956375)
**Author:** [@PozhanPop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PozhanPop)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2021, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-space-station-crew-see-satellites-circling-the-earth/956375 "2021-12-21T15:06:47Z")
One a clear dark night it is quite easy to spot a few satellites in the sky. Can the space station crew see them above or below their orbit ? What about the space shuttle crew ? --- ## [UV sanitizing devices (need answer mildly fast?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uv-sanitizing-devices-need-answer-mildly-fast/956083)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uv-sanitizing-devices-need-answer-mildly-fast/956083 "2021-12-21T14:35:03Z")
My parents are coming to visit next week. They own one of those boxes that supposedly uses UV to sanitize things like masks (their main use for it), and I expressed interest in looking into such devices. They suggested t… --- ## [How many electronic devices have you charged simultaneously?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-electronic-devices-have-you-charged-simultaneously/956169)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-electronic-devices-have-you-charged-simultaneously/956169 "2021-12-21T14:34:37Z")
Just noticed I’ve got quite a few devices being charged right now including the iPhone I’m posting with now. I work from home. iPhone iPad Personal MacBook Work MacBook Over the ears Beats headphones Bluetooth mouse M… --- ## [Coming up on 2 months as an Uber/Lyft driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coming-up-on-2-months-as-an-uber-lyft-driver/750528)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2021, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coming-up-on-2-months-as-an-uber-lyft-driver/750528 "2021-12-21T14:12:14Z")
My first couple of weeks were rather experimental and slow, but for the last 5 weeks I’ve gotten into a sort of routine. Weeknights – drive 2-4 hours after work, stop after earning $50. Weekends – drive both days, stop… --- ## [What is your current music binge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-current-music-binge/956254)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2021, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-current-music-binge/956254 "2021-12-21T05:29:38Z")
What person or group are you currently binging on? For me, it is Broken Peach. I chanced upon their This Is Halloween video a few weeks ago and was impressed by the voices and the show they put on, then I dug a little … --- ## [How are you coping with COVID, socially?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-coping-with-covid-socially/956332)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2021, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-coping-with-covid-socially/956332 "2021-12-21T04:36:54Z")
I have been more careful than most, I think, about COVID precautions - with the exception of having my mom over for Mother’s Day, during that fleeting moment when it seemed like the light at the end of the tunnel might a… --- ## [What is this English grammar/syntax rule regarding contractions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-english-grammar-syntax-rule-regarding-contractions/956140)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2021, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-english-grammar-syntax-rule-regarding-contractions/956140 "2021-12-21T04:00:49Z")
Something I have noticed that ESL speakers sometimes do is to misuse contractions - specifically, word contractions that would be valid in some positions in a sentence, but are not valid in other positions (typically, wh… --- ## [Scanning a Check](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scanning-a-check/956370)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2021, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scanning-a-check/956370 "2021-12-21T02:18:57Z")
I cannot recall if I have already scanned a check for deposit or not. Consulting my account activity, it does not appear like I did. However, if one scans a check twice, what happen? Does the system give you a pop-i warn… --- ## [Recommend a snow blower](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-snow-blower/956178)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2021, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-snow-blower/956178 "2021-12-21T02:07:17Z")
I think it’s time to take the plunge a buy a snow blower. I can handle shovelling 3-4 inches in my short driveway, it’s the 5-10 inch storms that break my balls. My plow guy went from $25 a push two years ago to $40 a … --- ## [Christmas Baking in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-baking-in-the-mmp/955979)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2021, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-baking-in-the-mmp/955979 "2021-12-21T01:00:50Z")
Is there something you only bake this time of year? Is there a reason you don’t make it in, say, July? Or do you have a recipe you would love to share? Let the food-related comments begin! Happy Moanday!! --- ## [What happens if you sell a house, and don’t empty it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-sell-a-house-and-don-t-empty-it/953665)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-sell-a-house-and-don-t-empty-it/953665 "2021-12-21T00:00:39Z")
Say, I’m sick of my damn house, and all the crap in it. So, I list it, sell it, and then hand over the keys. I never mention the fact that it won’t be empty. The buyer comes to move in, and it’s full of 30 years worth … --- ## [Choo-choos of Thought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choo-choos-of-thought/954886)
**Author:** [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choo-choos-of-thought/954886 "2021-12-20T23:55:19Z")
Post a quote about trains from fiction. Next poster has to ID where it’s from and then posts their own, ad nauseam. Let’s begin: “You better do something you idiot, because in ten minutes; you’re going to have 200 tons … --- ## [Working for cash pay and not reporting income](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-for-cash-pay-and-not-reporting-income/955168)
**Author:** [@JoePockets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoePockets)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-for-cash-pay-and-not-reporting-income/955168 "2021-12-20T23:51:51Z")
While seating in my local watering hole I have listened to some local contractors “ bathrooms windows doors & decks” say they encourage cash payments over checks as it is found money in there eyes. They claim there busin… --- ## [Survivor: 41st Season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-41st-season/951202)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-41st-season/951202 "2021-12-20T23:34:38Z")
What, is there no topic for this? Survivor is back baby after the longest break between seasons ever. A new cast, a slightly new look, and the same old Jeff. Here are my random thoughts from the first episode in no spec… --- ## [If baseball were played by time halves like soccer or football, what would be the effect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-baseball-were-played-by-time-halves-like-soccer-or-football-what-would-be-the-effect/955852)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-baseball-were-played-by-time-halves-like-soccer-or-football-what-would-be-the-effect/955852 "2021-12-20T22:15:54Z")
Suppose baseball were played by halves or quarters (like how soccer has 45-minute halves, football has 15-minute quarters,) etc. rather than by innings. How would this change strategy? (Pitchers would be required to put … --- ## [Norton Lifelock Scam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norton-lifelock-scam/955382)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norton-lifelock-scam/955382 "2021-12-20T21:58:00Z")
Just got an email from “Norton Lifelock” saying “thank you for your order” for $299. I called the 800 number to tell them I didn’t order any such thing and someone with a strong accent gave me a bunch of doubletalk about… --- ## [Why is it always $19 a month, and you get a blanket?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-always-19-a-month-and-you-get-a-blanket/955996)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-always-19-a-month-and-you-get-a-blanket/955996 "2021-12-20T21:27:34Z")
Solicited charitable contributions, that is. Wounded Warrior Project, another similar group for disabled veterans, Shriner’s Hospital, the one for homeless or abused pets, probably others that I’m not thinking of. The co… --- ## [Amazing Race Season 33](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-season-33/956367)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-season-33/956367 "2021-12-20T21:19:57Z")
After completing just three legs in February of 2020, TAR obviously had to shut down production due to COVID. But it looks like they’ve managed to film an abbreviated season between the last global pandemic and the curr… --- ## [Am I the only one that thinks fundraising at work is wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-that-thinks-fundraising-at-work-is-wrong/955997)
**Author:** [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-that-thinks-fundraising-at-work-is-wrong/955997 "2021-12-20T20:35:00Z")
I teach in universities as adjunct (contract) faculty. For over a decade now, United Way has been contacting me at work through various universities. Every year they ask, every year I tell them never to contact me again.… --- ## [Ohio school was a scam to help football players](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-school-was-a-scam-to-help-football-players/956305)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-school-was-a-scam-to-help-football-players/956305 "2021-12-20T20:32:36Z")
:face\_with\_raised\_eyebrow: In a call with a department official last month, Bishop Sycamore administrator Andre Peterson characterized his program as a way to get more exposure for football players who were having tro… --- ## [Quester about router range](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quester-about-router-range/956264)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quester-about-router-range/956264 "2021-12-20T19:27:21Z")
Yet another computer question. I have a wifi router. It stays in one place. I have usually used my laptop at my desk which is on the other side of the room, probably around eight feet from the router. I recently signed… --- ## [Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shang-chi-and-the-legend-of-the-ten-rings-open-spoilers/940306)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shang-chi-and-the-legend-of-the-ten-rings-open-spoilers/940306 "2021-12-20T19:20:19Z")
The trailer just dropped. This looks like it has some good Eastern martial arts action in it. I’m not very familiar with Simu Liu, who plays Shang-Chi, and we don’t see much personality in the trailer but Tony Leung an… --- ## [Texas Law is unenforceable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-law-is-unenforceable/949994)
**Author:** [@Clu-Me-In](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clu-Me-In)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-law-is-unenforceable/949994 "2021-12-20T18:48:24Z")
Even if the SCOTUS tosses Roe, the Texas law would still be unenforceable. No one but a Mother or her fetus would have standing to file a suit in court. A person would need to meet the rule that, “at an irreducible min… --- ## [NFL Overtime - Ref asks “Any Questions?”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-overtime-ref-asks-any-questions/956200)
**Author:** [@CoolHandCox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoolHandCox)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-overtime-ref-asks-any-questions/956200 "2021-12-20T18:39:47Z")
Watching an NFL game tonight that went to overtime. During the coin flip to start OT, the ref talks to the players and explains the rules, etc. The ref ends his talk by asking the players “any questions?” Has any pla… --- ## [What was the dumbest thing you heard this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-dumbest-thing-you-heard-this-year/956297)
**Author:** [@Kimera757](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimera757)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-dumbest-thing-you-heard-this-year/956297 "2021-12-20T18:20:27Z")
Earlier this week I heard a “viral conspiracy theory” concerning the history of the Roman Empire. A “historian” on TikTok has been telling people that the Roman Empire did not exist, and the Latin language didn’t exist, … --- ## [WTF Google search](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-google-search/953216)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-google-search/953216 "2021-12-20T18:18:38Z")
As I’m sitting here web browsing, I have the tv on muted. It’s American Pickers, and they’re checking out a burned down mill. I was idly curious about how exactly a mill stone works, so I type in “how does a…” and the fi… --- ## [What would happen if during the Super Bowl there was an blantantly corrupt play to allow the other team to win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-during-the-super-bowl-there-was-an-blantantly-corrupt-play-to-allow-the-other-team-to-win/954659)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-during-the-super-bowl-there-was-an-blantantly-corrupt-play-to-allow-the-other-team-to-win/954659 "2021-12-20T17:39:52Z")
Like I’m saying if the Texans and the Cowboys were at the Super Bowl, Texans are up 3 points in the final minute of the game. Cowboys line up for a field goal to tie. However the moment the ball is snapped, the Quarterba… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1251) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1253)