# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1594 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1595 --- ## [What happened with the Bernie fillibuster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-with-the-bernie-fillibuster/929445)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-with-the-bernie-fillibuster/929445 "2021-01-03T22:52:35Z")
Trump vetoed the military appropriations bill and the Senate was going to override it. At the same time, the House voted a separate bill to grant people $2K for Covid relief. Mitch was not going to let the Senate vote … --- ## [Does mixed types of bird seed keep birds away from bird feeders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-mixed-types-of-bird-seed-keep-birds-away-from-bird-feeders/929543)
**Author:** [@GreaterZamboni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreaterZamboni)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-mixed-types-of-bird-seed-keep-birds-away-from-bird-feeders/929543 "2021-01-03T22:18:09Z")
We have a couple of hanging bird feeders. We enjoy watching the various birds come and help themselves. We have thistle in one feeder, and safflower seeds in the other one. Recently some clumsy oaf (ok, it was me) dropp… --- ## [What was your opinion of Walter Cronkite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-opinion-of-walter-cronkite/928513)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-opinion-of-walter-cronkite/928513 "2021-01-03T21:29:51Z")
I vaguely remember him when I was a kid as my parents would only watch Cronkite for the news. There’s plenty of footage of him on YouTube. In my opinion, he’s very good. But, it’s so hard to transport myself back to a t… --- ## [Mix-and-match vaccination: how isn't this as terrible an idea as it sounds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mix-and-match-vaccination-how-isnt-this-as-terrible-an-idea-as-it-sounds/929509)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mix-and-match-vaccination-how-isnt-this-as-terrible-an-idea-as-it-sounds/929509 "2021-01-03T20:00:05Z")
So apparently, officials in Great Britain have updated their vaccination guidance: Now, obviously, this sort of thing hasn’t been tested, so there’s no data to support that sort of strategy. But is there even any sort … --- ## [House overrides Trump's veto of the military authorization \[corrected title\] bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-overrides-trumps-veto-of-the-military-authorization-corrected-title-bill/929139)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-overrides-trumps-veto-of-the-military-authorization-corrected-title-bill/929139 "2021-01-03T19:50:10Z")
By 322-87. About 50 votes more than necessary. The article from the NYT said it is expected that the Senate will do the same. Perhaps the duck is lame. --- ## [Politely disagreeing with Hari Seldon's Mode Note](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politely-disagreeing-with-hari-seldons-mode-note/929395)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politely-disagreeing-with-hari-seldons-mode-note/929395 "2021-01-03T19:46:11Z")
In America in Decline before Trump, Hari suggested I should not use ridicule as a debate technique. 1: To begin with, I really wasn’t. I was expressing strong disagreement, but not ridicule. 2: Since when has ridicu… --- ## [Cost of challenges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-challenges/929577)
**Author:** [@Keith1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keith1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-challenges/929577 "2021-01-03T19:33:04Z")
How much money, not to mention wasted court time, people’s time & so on, would these election challenges be costing the taxpayer? I’ve no idea but it must be plenty and more productively spent on things like health care … --- ## [Question on Electorial College Slate Objections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-electorial-college-slate-objections/929552)
**Author:** [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-electorial-college-slate-objections/929552 "2021-01-03T18:27:01Z")
When the EC votes are submitted to Congress, it is assumed that the slates from states that Trump lost will be objected to by one Senator and one Representative, forcing the Senate and the House into chambers to debate t… --- ## [Movies with the most future Oscar winners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-the-most-future-oscar-winners/929532)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-the-most-future-oscar-winners/929532 "2021-01-03T18:16:41Z")
Watching Fast Times at Ridgemont High I was reminded that future Oscar winners Nic Cage, Sean Penn, and Forest Whitaker were among the cast. Not to mention frequently overlooked Jennifer Jason Leigh. Any other movies w… --- ## [Movies and TV Shows Not On Streaming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-and-tv-shows-not-on-streaming/929441)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-and-tv-shows-not-on-streaming/929441 "2021-01-03T17:59:26Z")
What movies or TV shows that you would like to see do you find are not on streaming (not counting the pay per episode options where you can get most TV shows)? Ran into this a couple of times recently and it reminds me … --- ## [Freon in freezers and refrigerators: Two separate Freon coils, or all on the bottom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freon-in-freezers-and-refrigerators-two-separate-freon-coils-or-all-on-the-bottom/837649)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freon-in-freezers-and-refrigerators-two-separate-freon-coils-or-all-on-the-bottom/837649 "2021-01-03T17:41:08Z")
I have a typical household setup: Freezer on top, fridge on bottom. Do such devices usually all feed out of one big Freon coil network on the bottom unit (fridge bottom,) or are they two Freon coils - one on top with th… --- ## [God Save the Child; Robert B. Parker’s SPENSER Online Book Club](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-save-the-child-robert-b-parker-s-spenser-online-book-club/927319)
**Author:** [@Temporary\_Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Temporary_Name)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-save-the-child-robert-b-parker-s-spenser-online-book-club/927319 "2021-01-03T17:22:21Z")
I picked up my copy (large print edition) at the local library yesterday. I am looking forward to hearing everyone’s comments on this book in about three weeks on the 27th. I have read this one within the last year so … --- ## [Do Famous People Have the Same Expectation of Privacy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-famous-people-have-the-same-expectation-of-privacy/925826)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-famous-people-have-the-same-expectation-of-privacy/925826 "2021-01-03T17:14:54Z")
Up until now, the Supreme Court of the United States has said that they don’t. But that may all change with the new conservative court. That is why I ask that now. I have to tell you all, I was racking my brain trying t… --- ## [Song that may represent 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-that-may-represent-2020/929176)
**Author:** [@PB\_J](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PB_J)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-that-may-represent-2020/929176 "2021-01-03T15:46:24Z")
A local NYC news station asked people to think about songs that could represent 2020. I thought that may be a fun topic here. Here’s my first thought: Celine Dion - ALL BY MYSELF+LYRICS - YouTube --- ## [Pick a song to match the times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-song-to-match-the-times/922107)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-song-to-match-the-times/922107 "2021-01-03T15:22:45Z")
Pick a song that sums up the news, current affairs or a relevant story. This thread might start a bit negatively but there is the odd good story to pick and hopefully things will pick up and we’ll soon be posting joyous… --- ## [Opinions on the Back to the Future trilogy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-the-back-to-the-future-trilogy/924574)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-the-back-to-the-future-trilogy/924574 "2021-01-03T14:50:07Z")
My favourite is 1, and though I love 2 and 3, they definitely don’t live up to the original. Not sure how popular or unpopular that opinion is, haha. Would love to hear your thoughts, too! -Baleaf --- ## [How do I block Microsoft from downloading into my computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-block-microsoft-from-downloading-into-my-computer/923137)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-block-microsoft-from-downloading-into-my-computer/923137 "2021-01-03T14:33:53Z")
It happened again. Microsoft dumped another load of unwanted crap in my computer. And then it shut down my computer without asking so it could launch all of this crap. And it produced the usual result; I’m now finding pr… --- ## [Nashville Explosion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nashville-explosion/928891)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nashville-explosion/928891 "2021-01-03T13:11:02Z")
A good live link Here. --- ## [American parents -- again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-parents-again/928772)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-parents-again/928772 "2021-01-03T11:40:47Z")
Short story: 18-year-old girl, pre-med student, went to the Cayman Islands to be with her 24-year-old CI native boyfriend during a jet ski competition. She agrees to self-isolate 14 days when she gets there, per legal re… --- ## [Need recommendation: Chromecast or Fire Stick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-recommendation-chromecast-or-fire-stick/929522)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-recommendation-chromecast-or-fire-stick/929522 "2021-01-03T10:08:53Z")
Right now, I connect my laptop to my TV via HDMI cable if I want to watch streaming contents on the big screen. But I’m getting annoyed by the clumsy cable and frequent connection failures, so I’m interested in a cord-le… --- ## [Jeep Brings Back Grand Wagoneer!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeep-brings-back-grand-wagoneer/929278)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeep-brings-back-grand-wagoneer/929278 "2021-01-03T09:44:35Z")
Discuss. --- ## [Job as political activist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-as-political-activist/929321)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-as-political-activist/929321 "2021-01-03T08:26:12Z")
I am now 58,was recently laid off from a job I hope I would until I retired. All my life jobs have just been jobs, a way to pay rent and buy food. I really want now to have a job that means something. I don’t need much… --- ## [Orion nebula gases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orion-nebula-gases/929398)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orion-nebula-gases/929398 "2021-01-03T07:11:25Z")
I am intrigued by this article on the Orion nebula. How dense are these gases? What area of space is occupied by them? What is the distance across the gas cloud? --- ## [So anybody got any sweet new clever(novelty) songs from 2020, so I can impress my friends(let's pretend I still have some)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anybody-got-any-sweet-new-clever-novelty-songs-from-2020-so-i-can-impress-my-friends-lets-pretend-i-still-have-some/929555)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anybody-got-any-sweet-new-clever-novelty-songs-from-2020-so-i-can-impress-my-friends-lets-pretend-i-still-have-some/929555 "2021-01-03T06:55:05Z")
From early Covid, the Malinda chick who does songs through Google Translator and back https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=google+translate+fails+country+roads And from the “I’ve no more Fucks To Give” guy, I'v… --- ## [Are the Governments of the world right about aliens causing mass hysteria?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-governments-of-the-world-right-about-aliens-causing-mass-hysteria/735379)
**Author:** [@Gotlift](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gotlift)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-governments-of-the-world-right-about-aliens-causing-mass-hysteria/735379 "2021-01-03T06:15:20Z")
On occasion I enjoy watching UFO documentaries on youtube and while most are pretty lame there are a few that really get me thinking. In my mind it is a no brainer that other intelligent life exists and there is at least… --- ## [If you like classic 60s-70s muscle cars, this is worth a watch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-classic-60s-70s-muscle-cars-this-is-worth-a-watch/929551)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-classic-60s-70s-muscle-cars-this-is-worth-a-watch/929551 "2021-01-03T06:03:42Z")
1970 Dodge Challenger 426 Hemi. The Black Ghost. --- ## [Covid-Positive Living Together](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-positive-living-together/929388)
**Author:** [@Little\_Room](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Room)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-positive-living-together/929388 "2021-01-03T05:24:59Z")
Here’s a weird question that I can’t find an answer for: What do you do when two people living in one house have positive Covid tests and/or active Covid infections at the same time? Should those people try to distance … --- ## [And what did you get for yourself this holiday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-what-did-you-get-for-yourself-this-holiday/929001)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-what-did-you-get-for-yourself-this-holiday/929001 "2021-01-03T04:51:43Z")
There’s a thread for gifts you received. What did you get (or do) for yourself? --- ## [Is there a regional aspect to Covid-19?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-regional-aspect-to-covid-19/929357)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-regional-aspect-to-covid-19/929357 "2021-01-03T04:13:10Z")
If the U.S. continues to polarize, or to get even worse, about masks and vaccines, more or less along political lines (which are also rural/urban, and somewhat regional) can we imagine that C-19 will be virulent and dead… --- ## [Why is a crossbook like a starfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-crossbook-like-a-starfish/929432)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-crossbook-like-a-starfish/929432 "2021-01-03T03:15:52Z")
I have no idea what this means. Its a rare case where I remember a dream, and thought I would post it to see if the masses could come up with post hoc answer. I’m not claiming anything deep or meaningful, I just though… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1593) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1595)