# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1253 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1254 --- ## [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… --- ## [Meet the new boss, same as the old boss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-the-new-boss-same-as-the-old-boss/956364)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-the-new-boss-same-as-the-old-boss/956364 "2021-12-20T17:31:09Z")
Today at work I start in a new position on a team I had previously worked with a few years back. So my new boss is actually someone I had worked under once before. I’ve had this happen a few times in my career. In fact … --- ## [Hell hath no fury like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-hath-no-fury-like/956295)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-hath-no-fury-like/956295 "2021-12-20T17:27:25Z")
… a toddler deprived of a chance to poke a button. { your turn! } --- ## [Where does your ‘willing suspension of disbelief’ stop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-your-willing-suspension-of-disbelief-stop/945746)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 337\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-your-willing-suspension-of-disbelief-stop/945746 "2021-12-20T17:05:00Z")
Reading the ‘https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-which-fictional-vigilante-hero-would-be-plausible/945462’ got me thinking in the other direction— what plot elements make you say no, uh uh, not gonna do it, and take you… --- ## [Help me find a Christmas song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-christmas-song/956301)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-christmas-song/956301 "2021-12-20T15:34:14Z")
A song came up on Pandora while I was busy and I didn’t get a chance to get the name, and I played the station for 8 hours so I don’t think I can get back to what the song was. Christmas song -female singer I think it… --- ## [How much do roaches “notice”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-roaches-notice/956161)
**Author:** [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-roaches-notice/956161 "2021-12-20T15:20:08Z")
What makes roaches go where they go? Do they notice when a human tries to beat the shit out of them and remember not to go back toward that human? I’m sure they probably notice scents and are drawn to things a human mi… --- ## [So kids vaccines are now approved, but](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-kids-vaccines-are-now-approved-but/953740)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-kids-vaccines-are-now-approved-but/953740 "2021-12-20T15:07:47Z")
So kids vaccines are now approved, but there seems to be no availability in our area. Same old story. --- ## [Celebs with relatives in a different line of work but also well known](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebs-with-relatives-in-a-different-line-of-work-but-also-well-known/955319)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebs-with-relatives-in-a-different-line-of-work-but-also-well-known/955319 "2021-12-20T14:41:26Z")
Here is one that is pretty well known : Amy Schumer and cousin Sen. Chuck Schumer Doug Fieger of the Knack and his brother Jeff Fieger a lawyer who ran for governor of Michigan and defended Dr. Kervorkian. Doug die… --- ## [Haruki Murakami airs his laundry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haruki-murakami-airs-his-laundry/956242)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haruki-murakami-airs-his-laundry/956242 "2021-12-20T13:01:36Z")
You know that old saying about how someone is so popular that they could publish their grocery list, and it would be a best seller? Well, this is close to it. I just noticed that Haruki Murakami’s latest book is—photogra… --- ## [Luuuuke/Cruuuz/Tuuuk/Booo!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luuuuke-cruuuz-tuuuk-booo/956001)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luuuuke-cruuuz-tuuuk-booo/956001 "2021-12-20T11:43:04Z")
I’ve noticed over the years that players whose name rhymes with boooo often get their name called out by fans. It struck me because it always sounds like they are booing the player. Victor Cruz was probably the first o… --- ## [I will never try to sell anything on Craigslist again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-never-try-to-sell-anything-on-craigslist-again/918779)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-never-try-to-sell-anything-on-craigslist-again/918779 "2021-12-20T10:09:56Z")
I am moving from NJ to VA, and the cost of a truck to move all my furniture is over $1000 when you include gas. That’s more than the furniture I would move is worth - a dining room table and 6 chairs, a microwave cart,… --- ## [Ramifications of dual citizen using his non-US passport to enter America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ramifications-of-dual-citizen-using-his-non-us-passport-to-enter-america/956209)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ramifications-of-dual-citizen-using-his-non-us-passport-to-enter-america/956209 "2021-12-20T07:28:37Z")
Let’s say that a dual US-French citizen decided to use his French passport to enter America rather than his U.S. passport (why, don’t ask.) What ramifications does this have? Is he allowed to stay in America indefinitel… --- ## [Actinic Keratoses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actinic-keratoses/948229)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actinic-keratoses/948229 "2021-12-20T05:02:21Z")
I’ve had these marks on my forehead and temples for a couple years now. They’ve not looked that bad, and I figured they were just some sort of aging spots since I’m in my 60s, but I finally went to see a dermatologist la… --- ## [What performers (movie, TV, sports) are forever ruined for you by their later actions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-performers-movie-tv-sports-are-forever-ruined-for-you-by-their-later-actions/954909)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-performers-movie-tv-sports-are-forever-ruined-for-you-by-their-later-actions/954909 "2021-12-20T04:51:22Z")
I used to love watching The Cosby Show, and I thought “Bill Cosby: Himself” was one of the funniest stand-up routines I’ve ever seen. His wife’s pregnancy classes. The dentist. The drunk filling up his leg with booze.… --- ## [WA state senator, known to have COVID, dies under mysterious circumstances](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wa-state-senator-known-to-have-covid-dies-under-mysterious-circumstances/956330)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wa-state-senator-known-to-have-covid-dies-under-mysterious-circumstances/956330 "2021-12-20T03:45:16Z")
He’s a politician at the state, not national, level, and was apparently an “election witness” for corrupt right-wing regimes. He contracted COVID last month while in El Salvador, was medevaced, and any further informati… --- ## [The biggest A-hole in video games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biggest-a-hole-in-video-games/956126)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biggest-a-hole-in-video-games/956126 "2021-12-20T01:21:33Z")
What villain is the biggest asshole in video game history? I don’t mean evil. It’s easy to be an evil villain who wants to take over the world. It’s harder to make a character who is a villain because he’s a slimy douche… --- ## [I need a new mouse for my Mac Mini](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-mouse-for-my-mac-mini/956311)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-mouse-for-my-mac-mini/956311 "2021-12-20T00:51:51Z")
After seven years, my 2014-vintage Mac Mini is still going strong, but the wireless Magic Trackpad I bought with it seems to have given up the ghost. The whole surface of the trackpad is one big mouse button, and I use a… --- ## [Will anybody be working on Christmas day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-anybody-be-working-on-christmas-day/956225)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-anybody-be-working-on-christmas-day/956225 "2021-12-20T00:30:59Z")
I know it falls on a Saturday this year, but if you have a job that requires you to work on Christmas, it’s probably not a job that goes by a Monday-Friday schedule anyway. My niece is now a Physician’s Assistant, and s… --- ## [How can I successfully block Nancy Pelosi from texting my phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-successfully-block-nancy-pelosi-from-texting-my-phone/956188)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2021, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-successfully-block-nancy-pelosi-from-texting-my-phone/956188 "2021-12-19T23:33:52Z")
Twice before I have blocked the number she sent from, and yet I got another text today. Does she have some federal power to override my number blocking? Because it’s not official business, it’s campaign solicitation. May… --- ## [Alcoholic and training](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcoholic-and-training/955490)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2021, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcoholic-and-training/955490 "2021-12-19T23:30:39Z")
I drink about 7 liters of vodka each week, and i still lift weights in between.I train hard – lets say 1 hour of weight lifting twice a week. Is that a good thing despite my drinking? i am 52 yr old I have a feeling it … --- ## [Bad, bad, bad Sunday TV viewing choices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-sunday-tv-viewing-choices/956321)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2021, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-sunday-tv-viewing-choices/956321 "2021-12-19T23:08:50Z")
This never happens. I have a gazillion options for my viewing pleasure. Rarely do I find something fresh. Don’t get me wrong I have DVRd lots of stuff. Heck I still own a working VCR. Plus DVD players and countless t… --- ## [How much dark matter is there in the solar system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-dark-matter-is-there-in-the-solar-system/956197)
**Author:** [@EdwardFound](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EdwardFound)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-dark-matter-is-there-in-the-solar-system/956197 "2021-12-19T23:03:30Z")
Based on typical estimates of the galaxy’s dark-matter composition (and assuming it’s not terribly lumpy), how much would there be within the solar system - say within the orbit of Jupiter? Would it be the mass of a plan… --- ## [I Need Some Special Wire For A Craft Project](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-special-wire-for-a-craft-project/956324)
**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2021, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-special-wire-for-a-craft-project/956324 "2021-12-19T22:23:37Z")
I have a craft project involving just a few small LEDs. I need some 2 conductor wire that’s super flexible and limp - about 30 gauge or thinner. Preferably black or a dark color. A round aspect would be ideal. I though… --- ## [Did GWAR ever make up a cause of death for the Oderus Urungus character?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-gwar-ever-make-up-a-cause-of-death-for-the-oderus-urungus-character/953745)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2021, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-gwar-ever-make-up-a-cause-of-death-for-the-oderus-urungus-character/953745 "2021-12-19T21:17:16Z")
The guy playing him, Dave Brockie, died of a heroin overdose. But in the GWAR mythos, what happened to Oderus Urungus? Same thing? My Googling has failed to come up with an answer. --- ## [The phrase "not to mention"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-phrase-not-to-mention/956244)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2021, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-phrase-not-to-mention/956244 "2021-12-19T20:10:43Z")
So, basically meaning “in addition to”, “as well as”, the phrase seems to (sure, clunkily) mean to me: do not mention, do not add anything further. No? --- ## [Does Andy Capp carry a mobile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-andy-capp-carry-a-mobile/956246)
**Author:** [@cardinal\_fang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cardinal_fang)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2021, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-andy-capp-carry-a-mobile/956246 "2021-12-19T19:40:10Z")
This mundane, pointless thought crossed my mind, and I was wondering where I might share it. And lo! So, would an older, working-class layabout in Teesside carry a mobile phone these days? A prepaid flip phone that he’… --- ## [Oh emm gee it's ell en oh again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-emm-gee-its-ell-en-oh-again/956234)
**Author:** [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2021, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-emm-gee-its-ell-en-oh-again/956234 "2021-12-19T19:17:48Z")
hi. it’s me. you might remember me from posting here a couple thousand times twenty years ago. hope you’re all doing well, except for those of you who know what I’m talking about when I say to get bent, in the most poli… --- ## [Have you ever listened to or watched The Wall high on marijuana?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-listened-to-or-watched-the-wall-high-on-marijuana/955483)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-listened-to-or-watched-the-wall-high-on-marijuana/955483 "2021-12-19T19:15:51Z")
For some reason, I got through 4 years of college as well as my adult life without this experience. Will probably do it next weekend, it’s never too late! I do remember a weird experience in college being drunk on Gin … --- ## [I'm very sick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-very-sick/955082)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2021, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-very-sick/955082 "2021-12-19T18:24:06Z")
Seriously. They’re not sure what’s wrong. At home, on 300 mg antibiotic twice a day for 7 days, until the lab cultures they took come back. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1252) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1254)