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**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-a-demented-christmas/926691 "2020-12-24T16:50:45Z")
Help me devise a Christmas song mix to counter the insipid pap we are going to be pelted with from now until New Years Eve. I will begin with a thoughtless ode to Christmas homecomings, Linda Bennett’s An Old Fashioned … --- ## [Idea for a new movie, about Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-for-a-new-movie-about-trump/928699)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-for-a-new-movie-about-trump/928699 "2020-12-24T16:12:52Z")
Trumpidiocy. An average American is selected by the psychologists to be the guinea pig for a top-secret program, and advances five months into the future and discovers a society so incredibly amazed that they bought in… --- ## [Ever had a stranger AirDrop \[photo share\] something to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-a-stranger-airdrop-photo-share-something-to-you/928610)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-a-stranger-airdrop-photo-share-something-to-you/928610 "2020-12-24T16:07:20Z")
Or vice versa. Or otherwise accidentally electronically shared something with someone? Once upon a time, before COVID-19 put an end to the career, I was a pilot flying short haul in New Zealand and the surrounding regio… --- ## [Santa's on his way!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santas-on-his-way/928828)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santas-on-his-way/928828 "2020-12-24T15:57:09Z")
Here he comes!. Hope he brings some cat toys and treats and catnip mousies to our house. --- ## [Is Millenarianism dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-millenarianism-dead/928600)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-millenarianism-dead/928600 "2020-12-24T15:42:17Z")
With a pandemic still raging, where are all the doomsday prophets and Marian apparitions ? Is the media just not covering them or have Catholics just changed ? --- ## [I Wonder If Cyberpunk 2077 Would Have Worked Better on This Console](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-if-cyberpunk-2077-would-have-worked-better-on-this-console/928794)
**Author:** [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-if-cyberpunk-2077-would-have-worked-better-on-this-console/928794 "2020-12-24T14:28:24Z")
It even comes with its own warming tray… --- ## ["Oops! This page doesn't exist or is private."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-this-page-doesnt-exist-or-is-private/928616)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-this-page-doesnt-exist-or-is-private/928616 "2020-12-24T12:29:19Z")
I’ve encountered this a few times, when trying to search past threads and posts, using Google. I know the threads and posts are there in the SDMB database. Why is Google telling me that they are not? --- ## [Our family may have a Lego problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-family-may-have-a-lego-problem/928782)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-family-may-have-a-lego-problem/928782 "2020-12-24T12:08:44Z")
We have two children age 6 (Boy) and 3 (Girl). Both like Lego, but my son, Boy is obsessed with them. It started innocently enough. First a couple of Duplo sets when the boy was smaller. Then a couple Lego Junior set… --- ## [Please help me with post-graduate school references for my application](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-with-post-graduate-school-references-for-my-application/922432)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-with-post-graduate-school-references-for-my-application/922432 "2020-12-24T12:02:59Z")
Hello Dopers. I am currently applying for a PhD program, and part of the application requires three recommendations. I don’t really know anyone who could provide a quality recommendation. I don’t work with academics, and… --- ## [Times Square on New Year's Eve, 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-square-on-new-years-eve-2020/928798)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-square-on-new-years-eve-2020/928798 "2020-12-24T10:18:01Z")
How will Times Square be different this year, due to COVID? I can’t imagine people being 6 feet apart. Will they stupidly take everyone’s temperature? Will masks be mandatory? When I was there, decades ago, the crowd wa… --- ## [Sous vide for a year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sous-vide-for-a-year/928675)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sous-vide-for-a-year/928675 "2020-12-24T10:13:49Z")
Sous vide fans talk about how you can’t overcook your food, because it’s held at the precise temperature. That’s not entirely accurate: It makes sense: the meat’s enzymes will start to break down the meat, making it mu… --- ## [What's happening in this video?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-happening-in-this-video/928502)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-happening-in-this-video/928502 "2020-12-24T06:25:03Z")
Out of focus dust? I don’t know. The creator says there was no fan on in the room, and he’s not knowledgeable enough to fake this. I’m not asking if it’s a ghost or some such, but I don’t have an explanation. https://dr… --- ## [What is the average age of those who have died from Covid-19?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-average-age-of-those-who-have-died-from-covid-19/928788)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-average-age-of-those-who-have-died-from-covid-19/928788 "2020-12-24T05:51:30Z")
Over 320,000 Americans have died from Covid-19. Does anyone know the average age of this cohort (with cite)? --- ## [NFL 2020: Week 15](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-15/928265)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-15/928265 "2020-12-24T05:00:00Z")
Welcome to the thread recently voted “most boring ramblings of the day” by yelp. NFL Covid: Offensive Coordinator Jason Garrett of the Giants tested positive for Covid, but reported no high risk/close contacts that wou… --- ## [Posting Quirks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-quirks/925517)
**Author:** [@Ptolomy57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ptolomy57)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-quirks/925517 "2020-12-24T04:58:00Z")
Sometimes, I bump something that centers all my text (when composing a post). How do I undo this? Note: Crtl-Z (undo) does not work. What am I bumping and how do I undo this? I posted an itemized list using “1) 2) 3… --- ## [Why is Emily Dickinson considered an important poet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-emily-dickinson-considered-an-important-poet/928563)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-emily-dickinson-considered-an-important-poet/928563 "2020-12-24T04:13:05Z")
OK, I know this is going to stir up controversy. Her pretentious mimsy little pitherings may seem profound to perhaps a 13 year old who has not yet read widely… but really, on a broader scale, do they say anything new?… --- ## [Sports that don't or can't have "Beamonesque" players](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-that-dont-or-cant-have-beamonesque-players/928718)
**Author:** [@stuccosuperstar2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuccosuperstar2020)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-that-dont-or-cant-have-beamonesque-players/928718 "2020-12-24T03:58:57Z")
I think this term comes from the Straight Dope: after Bob Beamon’s mind bending long jump, these are players who are so mind bendingly superior to anyone else who has played the game, its hard to conceive of anyone doing… --- ## [Jellyfish Aquariums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jellyfish-aquariums/928395)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jellyfish-aquariums/928395 "2020-12-24T02:47:10Z")
I received an ad offer from a website for a jellyfish aquarium, which looks pretty cool. They even give you 3 live jellyfish, and the light show is quite captivating (on their video). Any opinions from the Doper commun… --- ## [RIP - James Gunn (the science fiction writer, not the director)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gunn-the-science-fiction-writer-not-the-director/928776)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-gunn-the-science-fiction-writer-not-the-director/928776 "2020-12-24T02:32:10Z")
James Gunn, in addition to being a fine writer, was an editor and the founder of the Center for the Study of Science Fiction Center for the Study of Science Fiction - Wikipedia . He wrote many books about science fict… --- ## [Question Begging in Thread Titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-begging-in-thread-titles/928555)
**Author:** [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-begging-in-thread-titles/928555 "2020-12-24T02:22:27Z")
This thread is intended as a support group for those who are, like me, triggered by threads that commit the logical fallacy of “begging the question” in the thread title itself. I feel this is worthy of a pit thread beca… --- ## [The Real Spirit of Advent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-spirit-of-advent/928732)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-spirit-of-advent/928732 "2020-12-24T01:06:56Z")
Please note the following lyrics: God rest ye merry gentlemen Let nothing you dismay Remember Christ our Savior Was born upon this day Jesus was born on this day. That is how they sing it in Britain. Because they ma… --- ## [Is Bollinger a good Champagne?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bollinger-a-good-champagne/928769)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bollinger-a-good-champagne/928769 "2020-12-24T01:06:38Z")
I will be celebrating on zoom with friends from the U.K. at 6 pm my time so I won’t already be so drunk as to not taste the difference. I’m sure I just know Bollinger from James Bond films, but is it decent enough? How d… --- ## [Is Richard Corben dead? \[He died 12-02-2020\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-richard-corben-dead-he-died-12-02-2020/927794)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-richard-corben-dead-he-died-12-02-2020/927794 "2020-12-24T00:46:50Z")
I couldn’t post earlier, so I’ll try again… I heard Richard Corbin died on the 2nd, but I haven’t seen anything in the news. Does anyone have info? --- ## [Link me some rockabilly Christmas music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-me-some-rockabilly-christmas-music/928305)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-me-some-rockabilly-christmas-music/928305 "2020-12-23T22:23:28Z")
Here’s Brian Setzer --- ## [Tis the Season (Green Onions)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-the-season-green-onions/928671)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-the-season-green-onions/928671 "2020-12-23T22:04:08Z")
One of my favorite Christmas “songs” is Christmas Dragnet (enjoy!). One of the running gags is the bit about the relish tray, with the scallions that most folks call green onions (but they’re really scallions). Okay, so… --- ## [Exercise and sweating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercise-and-sweating/928702)
**Author:** [@jonpluc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonpluc)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercise-and-sweating/928702 "2020-12-23T21:05:15Z")
When i exercise, i sweat from every pore of my skin from the waist up. When im done working out my shirt is soaked. But from the waist down i am pretty dry. I could wear my socks all day. The exercise is even coming from… --- ## [Why did my (car brake) floating caliper come loose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-car-brake-floating-caliper-come-loose/928582)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-car-brake-floating-caliper-come-loose/928582 "2020-12-23T20:40:54Z")
So my front passenger wheel started making a clunk sound that got worse over time. I was finally able to jack it up and check underneath. While checking the bearing I noticed the floating part of the caliper was askew … --- ## [Best way to mount towel bar to drywall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-mount-towel-bar-to-drywall/928751)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-mount-towel-bar-to-drywall/928751 "2020-12-23T19:57:30Z")
The towel bar originally installed by the builder 3 years ago finally wiggled its way out of the drywall. Looking at how it’s attached there are just two plastic mounting brackets the bar gets attached to and these mount… --- ## [Saying "Merry Christmas" in the UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-merry-christmas-in-the-uk/928350)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-merry-christmas-in-the-uk/928350 "2020-12-23T18:55:43Z")
I’m American, and I recently took on a part-time job working with a bunch of people in the UK. The team includes one other person from the US and all the rest are native Britishers who live in and around London. We have… --- ## [Mitch McConnell, small time defender of democracy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-small-time-defender-of-democracy/928159)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-small-time-defender-of-democracy/928159 "2020-12-23T18:43:15Z")
So hear me out. I’m under the impression that McConnell is the real power behind Trump’s judicial nominees. Trump is a dumbass who just signs the laws, McConnell picks the nominees. And almost all of Trump’s judicial no… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1604) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1606)