# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1254 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1255 --- ## [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. --- ## [Online coffee beans suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-coffee-beans-suggestions/854831)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-coffee-beans-suggestions/854831 "2021-12-19T14:31:39Z")
Anyone got some suggestions as to where to buy some decent coffee beans online? Perhaps a local coffeehouse in your area that sells their own beans? It’s just me and a friend who stays over occasionally so I’ll be buyin… --- ## [Cannot log on to the board from a new laptop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannot-log-on-to-the-board-from-a-new-laptop/956308)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2021, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannot-log-on-to-the-board-from-a-new-laptop/956308 "2021-12-19T11:42:15Z")
Got a new MacBook Air and everytime I try to log on I get a message saying “you cannot log on from this IP address”. Which is weird since I am using the same IP address right now to log on from my phone. And before you … --- ## [Good two player card and board games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-two-player-card-and-board-games/438743)
**Author:** [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-two-player-card-and-board-games/438743 "2008-02-26T00:18:38Z")
The GF and I are getting tired of watching TV and movies and doing ahem “other things” during this long winter. Knowing Dopers are game crazy (hence the new forum), I was wondering if folks had suggestions on good two p… --- ## [The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unbearable-weight-of-massive-talent/956129)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2021, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unbearable-weight-of-massive-talent/956129 "2021-12-19T10:39:44Z")
You son of a bitch! I’m in! OR Good news, everyone! --- ## [2021 World Chess Championship Carlsen vs Nepo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-world-chess-championship-carlsen-vs-nepo/955206)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2021, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-world-chess-championship-carlsen-vs-nepo/955206 "2021-12-19T09:14:54Z")
(I’m shortening Nepomniachtchi) I’m not much of a chess person, but I do find the summaries on 538 interesting. A computer thought Nepo was way ahead in game 2 until he moved the wrong pawn. Looking at the graphs Nepo s… --- ## [Skinny and Big-Boned People and the Predisposition to Fracture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skinny-and-big-boned-people-and-the-predisposition-to-fracture/956270)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2021, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skinny-and-big-boned-people-and-the-predisposition-to-fracture/956270 "2021-12-19T04:55:24Z")
I sometimes briefly watch football games on TV. And I can’t help but notice that some men are skinny. And some have rather more thick bone structure. And more than once this made me wonder. Are skinny people more predis… --- ## [How to mark all as read?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-mark-all-as-read/956187)
**Author:** [@Ranch\_Dip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranch_Dip)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2021, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-mark-all-as-read/956187 "2021-12-19T02:46:35Z")
Maybe I am missing something screamingly obvious, but how do I “mark as read?” I like to come to a forum only seeing what is new from my last visit? Do we have a “what’s new” option or a “mark as read?” --- ## [NFL 2021: Week Fourteen Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-fourteen-questions/955785)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2021, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-fourteen-questions/955785 "2021-12-19T02:33:13Z")
Games played in this part of the NFL season become more and more important for two reasons: 1) the playoffs are nearing and 2) Coaches and GMs start to their jobs. So while the 16 teams who are within a game or 2 of .500… --- ## [Is your home clean enough to welcome guests on short notice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-home-clean-enough-to-welcome-guests-on-short-notice/955843)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2021, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-home-clean-enough-to-welcome-guests-on-short-notice/955843 "2021-12-19T02:12:54Z")
Inspired by this thread. You have guests coming with little notice – say, half a day’s heads-up. Will your house be clean enough (by your standards) to receive guests without half a day’ worth of cleaning? Or is there … --- ## [2002 Krauthammer article: "Liberals are stupid and conservatives are evil" - have the roles reversed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2002-krauthammer-article-liberals-are-stupid-and-conservatives-are-evil-have-the-roles-reversed/955725)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2021, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2002-krauthammer-article-liberals-are-stupid-and-conservatives-are-evil-have-the-roles-reversed/955725 "2021-12-19T02:05:20Z")
Nearly 20 years ago, Charles Krauthammer wrote an op-ed for the WashPost where he said “Conservatives think liberals are stupid; liberals think conservatives are evil.” I get the impression that today the roles have rev… --- ## [Doper parents, how old do you perceive your kids to be (versus their real age?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-how-old-do-you-perceive-your-kids-to-be-versus-their-real-age/955099)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2021, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-how-old-do-you-perceive-your-kids-to-be-versus-their-real-age/955099 "2021-12-19T02:03:45Z")
It’s common for parents to treat their offspring as younger than they really are, so I’m curious how much. If you have a 25-year old son or daughter, do you view them as 19? How old are they in your heart? --- ## [Artists you like even tho you dislike their art, 2021-22 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-you-like-even-tho-you-dislike-their-art-2021-22-edition/955950)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2021, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-you-like-even-tho-you-dislike-their-art-2021-22-edition/955950 "2021-12-19T00:08:14Z")
I was just watching a recent interview that Taylor Swift did with Seth Meyers and I decided to start this thread to see if other people experience the same thing I do. I’ve watched a bunch of Taylor Swift interviews and… --- ## [New official video for George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-official-video-for-george-harrisons-my-sweet-lord/956120)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-official-video-for-george-harrisons-my-sweet-lord/956120 "2021-12-19T00:00:37Z")
So continuing the 50th anniversary celebration of All Things Must Pass, a new official video for “My Sweet Lord” was released today. And I don’t know what to think. It’s a parade of random celebrities and “celebrities,” … --- ## [The Rittenhouse trial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rittenhouse-trial/953798)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 1681\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2021, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rittenhouse-trial/953798 "2021-12-18T22:53:15Z")
Kyle Rittenhouse is claiming self-defense but I thought claims of defense were generally invalid if the person was committing a crime. For instance, if someone robs a bank using guns and the police shoot at them, they c… --- ## [Abortion laws of the past](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-laws-of-the-past/956199)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-laws-of-the-past/956199 "2021-12-18T21:23:47Z")
Before Roe v. Wade did the laws against having or performing an abortion have penalties closer to those against infanticide, or to the penalties for laws against birth control such as were in effect before Griswold v. Co… --- ## [Name that tune! Italian. Whistling chorus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune-italian-whistling-chorus/956281)
**Author:** [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune-italian-whistling-chorus/956281 "2021-12-18T21:20:20Z")
OK - so I remember a record album of Italian songs, probably late 50’s early 60’s, and one of the songs was a peppy tune where the chorus was several people whistling, and the stanzas were a solo singer. (NOT The Happy W… --- ## [Wait... now the Doctor had lives before the William Hartnell incarnation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-now-the-doctor-had-lives-before-the-william-hartnell-incarnation/917524)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2021, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-now-the-doctor-had-lives-before-the-william-hartnell-incarnation/917524 "2021-12-18T20:40:00Z")
Is this speculation, fanon or backed by aired episodes? --- ## [Zombies wake up to delete zombies, which wakes them. Huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombies-wake-up-to-delete-zombies-which-wakes-them-huh/955982)
**Author:** [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombies-wake-up-to-delete-zombies-which-wakes-them-huh/955982 "2021-12-18T18:37:18Z")
I’ve noticed a few old posts that suddenly jumped to the top of FQ for no reason and after a bit of digging, realized that they were bumped because the second post in each was deleted. Stranger still, the message is repl… --- ## [I really hate the Amish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-hate-the-amish/26510)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-hate-the-amish/26510 "2021-12-18T17:54:19Z")
Today alone, I had to deal with bicycles 4 abreast on a country road. Came over a hill, and there they were. This is just stupid as well as inconsiderate. The buggies chew up the road. I’m repeatedly thowing these guys… --- ## ["Red Notice"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-notice/954766)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2021, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-notice/954766 "2021-12-18T17:50:28Z")
This is an extremely entertaining movie with a story line that goes in unexpected directions. The chemistry between the characters of Ryan Reynolds and Dwayne Johnson is unending entertainment, just as good or better as… --- ## [Shop Local](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shop-local/956185)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2021, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shop-local/956185 "2021-12-18T17:43:17Z")
Been seeing these signs everywhere. Damned vegetarians and their whole agenda. I prefer full-fat, myself. --- ## [How far off from solar noon are you in your time zone when in standard time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-off-from-solar-noon-are-you-in-your-time-zone-when-in-standard-time/955861)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-off-from-solar-noon-are-you-in-your-time-zone-when-in-standard-time/955861 "2021-12-18T16:35:39Z")
Please refer to the map to see how in or out of sync you are with solar time, based on where you live in your time zone. Difference between a solar noon and 12 o’clock noon in all time zones I’m right on Lake Michigan’… --- ## [Reddit app not available? Little help please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddit-app-not-available-little-help-please/956247)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddit-app-not-available-little-help-please/956247 "2021-12-18T16:31:48Z")
I just got a new phone. After I transferred everything from the old phone, I tried opening the Reddit app but I could not get it to open. So I deleted it with the intention of re-installing. However, when I got to the a… --- ## [Vaccine mandates...are you for, or against, and why do you have the stance you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-mandates-are-you-for-or-against-and-why-do-you-have-the-stance-you-have/953329)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2021, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-mandates-are-you-for-or-against-and-why-do-you-have-the-stance-you-have/953329 "2021-12-18T13:31:26Z")
This one can be a bit of a touchy subject for some, so I’m hoping to have a civil debate here. Basically, should the government force a vaccine mandate, i.e. force people, with the threat of loss of job, to get a vaccin… --- ## [Lounging around all evening in my court shirt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lounging-around-all-evening-in-my-court-shirt/956258)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2021, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lounging-around-all-evening-in-my-court-shirt/956258 "2021-12-18T13:02:57Z")
Long day in court today (QB). Didn’t bother taking off my court shirt; just pulled on a sweater and came home for a well-earned pint and The Flash with the Cub. Going to bed a few hours later and realised I’d been loun… --- ## [Glitter Bomb 4.0 vs Package Thieves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glitter-bomb-4-0-vs-package-thieves/956269)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2021, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glitter-bomb-4-0-vs-package-thieves/956269 "2021-12-18T12:51:01Z")
--- ## [SDMB Tweaker 2 (includes avatar sliding option)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-tweaker-2-includes-avatar-sliding-option/956193)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2021, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-tweaker-2-includes-avatar-sliding-option/956193 "2021-12-18T07:53:32Z")
An all new forum means all new tweaks. I have a few I’ve been using for a while, and I asked if anyone wanted them, and got the go-ahead. I have a few more ideas planned, but I’ve been delayed long enough in posting this… --- ## [Embry-Riddle University student arrested for plotting mass shooting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embry-riddle-university-student-arrested-for-plotting-mass-shooting/956158)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2021, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embry-riddle-university-student-arrested-for-plotting-mass-shooting/956158 "2021-12-18T05:35:56Z")
Got him just hours before he went thru with it, too. 3 minute video segment from the local news: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1253) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1255)