# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=171&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 172 --- ## [Your pet adoption stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-pet-adoption-stories/1026127)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2026, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-pet-adoption-stories/1026127 "2026-01-01T05:25:42Z")
Pretty much everyone here, I’d wager, has adopted a pet or two (or three, or four, or…) and has a story about it. Here is mine for my latest adoption. A beat-up old stray. That’s what he was, when the rescue took him i… --- ## [84th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/84th-anniversary-of-pearl-harbor-day/1025499)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2026, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/84th-anniversary-of-pearl-harbor-day/1025499 "2026-01-01T04:32:13Z")
We’ve come to a place in time where some of us were adults, or nearly so, on the day President Kennedy was assassinated, November 22, 1963, but I wonder if any of us even have parents who remember the Japanese attack on … --- ## [Brigitte Bardot, 1934-2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brigitte-bardot-1934-2025/1026116)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2026, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brigitte-bardot-1934-2025/1026116 "2026-01-01T04:02:13Z")
There are a lot of guys my age on the board who will have, I guess, somewhat confused memories of Brigitte. Not quite old enough to understand at the time. And then she was gone, and busy looking after animals. So I am… --- ## [A pretty wild optical illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pretty-wild-optical-illusion/1026198)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2026, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pretty-wild-optical-illusion/1026198 "2026-01-01T02:08:06Z")
It’s a take off of the checkerboard illusion but more confounding. I’m having a hard time seeing the transition. --- ## [Loving this Kickstarter Game! (posted with permission of the moderators)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loving-this-kickstarter-game-posted-with-permission-of-the-moderators/1025591)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2026, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loving-this-kickstarter-game-posted-with-permission-of-the-moderators/1025591 "2026-01-01T01:39:23Z")
I found a Kickstarter for a game about a television show, and I have contributed to it! It is for the \*Mystery Science Theater 3000 Game", and not only am I in at the $180 level, it has already hit the fully funded level… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - December 2025 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-december-2025-edition/1025247)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2026, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-december-2025-edition/1025247 "2026-01-01T00:12:36Z")
Sitting here listening to fireworks as my city celebrates the beginning of the Christmas season, and wondering just where did this year go?! Wasn’t it just yesterday that we were complaining about the heat? Well two week… --- ## [What is meant by "recognizing dual citizenship"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-meant-by-recognizing-dual-citizenship/1015726)
**Author:** [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-meant-by-recognizing-dual-citizenship/1015726 "2025-12-31T22:07:19Z")
I frequently see statements like “Such and such Country doesn’t recognize dual citizenship” - but what does “recognizing dual citizenship” mean ? I know there are countries where multiple citizenships are avoided - f… --- ## [Agatha Christie: “Captain Arthur Hastings, OBE”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agatha-christie-captain-arthur-hastings-obe/1026180)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agatha-christie-captain-arthur-hastings-obe/1026180 "2025-12-31T20:49:00Z")
That’s how Hastings describes himself in the foreword to The ABC Murders. Does Christie ever explain how Hastings got his OBE? Or is it just assumed it was something to do with his service in WWI? --- ## [Getting old sucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-old-sucks/1026163)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-old-sucks/1026163 "2025-12-31T20:17:21Z")
I usually host s New Year’s Eve party. With some trepidation, I’m doing so this year. (Some trepidation because my husband is immune compromised due to his cancer treatment.) I always have a bunch of people who RSVP that… --- ## [Welcome to the Canadoper Café, 2025!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-canadoper-cafe-2025/1012410)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 840\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-canadoper-cafe-2025/1012410 "2025-12-31T18:01:45Z")
Hi, everybody! Happy New Year! Pull up a chair, grab a double-double or some caribou, have a Nanaimo bar or a butter tart. There’s poutine on the way, and a bit of tourtière still left… This is the place for all thin… --- ## [Can this overcooked roast be saved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-this-overcooked-roast-be-saved/1026077)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-this-overcooked-roast-be-saved/1026077 "2025-12-31T17:53:55Z")
Despite every effort, my roast beef came out overdone, only faintly pink in the center. It’s edible, not great. Anything I can do to make it more palatable, other than hot roast beef sandwiches with gravy? Of course t… --- ## [2017 iMac- RAM upgrade workaround?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-imac-ram-upgrade-workaround/1026172)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-imac-ram-upgrade-workaround/1026172 "2025-12-31T17:34:29Z")
This seems the story of my life. I tried a workaround on my home Mac Mini, since it is limited to RAM that’s native to the motherboard. Now, in the Midwest. Sitting before the iMac we bought for my MIL. It’s getting slo… --- ## [Countertop composter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countertop-composter/1026175)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countertop-composter/1026175 "2025-12-31T17:07:26Z")
Has anyone used something like this? I’m interested because We aren’t permitted to use a composter in the yard The municipality has asked for limited use of sink disposals A kitchen scrap container on the counter, eve… --- ## [A thread for all the cancer survivors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-all-the-cancer-survivors/1019535)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-all-the-cancer-survivors/1019535 "2025-12-31T16:46:02Z")
If you or the poster you are referring to can post here, then the word “survivor” fits. My Beloved was diagnosed with breast cancer in May of 2010, and had her operation on June 7th the same year. Breast cancer in one … --- ## [In need of help naming a character](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-need-of-help-naming-a-character/1026135)
**Author:** [@APackof19menthols](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/APackof19menthols)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-need-of-help-naming-a-character/1026135 "2025-12-31T15:58:12Z")
Currently writing a novel struggling to come up with a name for a MC. here’s some details that might help any suggestions. -This character is a woman, born and raised in the United States, in the area of the southern gr… --- ## [The best movies of 2025. And a few of the worst](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movies-of-2025-and-a-few-of-the-worst/1026185)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movies-of-2025-and-a-few-of-the-worst/1026185 "2025-12-31T14:52:08Z")
I saw 104 movies with a 2025 release date. I have yet to see a few movies, of course. This is obviously based on what I have had a chance to actually see. Please make your own recommendations or share the worst movies o… --- ## [R.I.P. Tatiana Schlossberg: not just a Kennedy granddaughter, but smart, brave, and caring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-tatiana-schlossberg-not-just-a-kennedy-granddaughter-but-smart-brave-and-caring/1026201)
**Author:** [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-tatiana-schlossberg-not-just-a-kennedy-granddaughter-but-smart-brave-and-caring/1026201 "2025-12-31T13:37:05Z")
I have to admit that at first I thought Tatiana Schlossberg was news just because she’s a Kennedy granddaughter, but after reading her essay in The New Yorker I was impressed by her courage, her wit, and her passion. A w… --- ## [(Mini) Dope Fest in the Philippines. Who can join? Mon 28 Dec in Visayas, on Bohol Island](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-dope-fest-in-the-philippines-who-can-join-mon-28-dec-in-visayas-on-bohol-island/1026094)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-dope-fest-in-the-philippines-who-can-join-mon-28-dec-in-visayas-on-bohol-island/1026094 "2025-12-31T12:58:09Z")
@Mr.Duality is on Bohol Island. I’m in the Philippines on vacation and plan to be on Bohol on Monday. I just landed in Cebu tonight (Saturday). If any Dopers are around, care to join us? We’re thinking of Monday morning … --- ## [You are the CEO of an MLS expansion team; how do you handle things (name, fan culture, etc.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-the-ceo-of-an-mls-expansion-team-how-do-you-handle-things-name-fan-culture-etc/1026120)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-the-ceo-of-an-mls-expansion-team-how-do-you-handle-things-name-fan-culture-etc/1026120 "2025-12-31T12:29:11Z")
It looks like the next MLS expansion franchise is probably going to go to Indianapolis. Imagine you are the CEO, Grand Poobah, and God-King of the franchise; meaning, you have 100% control over everything. First, how do… --- ## [An alternative to Israel that probably would have worked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-alternative-to-israel-that-probably-would-have-worked/1023135)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-alternative-to-israel-that-probably-would-have-worked/1023135 "2025-12-31T10:40:49Z")
It’s too late now, but back in 1948, it would have been a good idea. Instead of dumping the world’s Jews in a little scrap of land next to a lot of Muslims who had recently lived there, the wise leaders of the victors of… --- ## [Drill and Ceremonies in China](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drill-and-ceremonies-in-china/719756)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drill-and-ceremonies-in-china/719756 "2025-12-31T09:43:33Z")
I’m having no luck with my “Baidu-ful” (local equivalent of “Google-fu”), so I’m hoping now someone among he TM here has more skill than I can succeed. What I’m looking for is the PLA’s Drill and Ceremonies Manual (or wh… --- ## [Did you "go to high school" with someone if they graduated behind you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-go-to-high-school-with-someone-if-they-graduated-behind-you/1026052)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-go-to-high-school-with-someone-if-they-graduated-behind-you/1026052 "2025-12-31T06:11:47Z")
At a social function the name of an acquaintance came up and I said I had gone to high school with them. Somebody quipped “we didn’t go to high school with them. You and I graduated in ‘79 and they graduated in 1980.” I… --- ## [Cheese experts: how bad is the parmesan/romano substitution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-experts-how-bad-is-the-parmesan-romano-substitution/1025975)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-experts-how-bad-is-the-parmesan-romano-substitution/1025975 "2025-12-31T05:52:08Z")
To be clear, I would never use pre-grated cheese. That’s disgusting. I also am mindful of the (alleged, which I am happy to believe) superiority of “true” cheese from the correct point of origin. So parmesan must be Par… --- ## [Botticellii -- Dec 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticellii-dec-2025/1025303)
**Author:** [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Replies:** 290\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticellii-dec-2025/1025303 "2025-12-31T03:25:30Z")
New game! (fraktur w - Google Search) I am W --- ## [The Diplomat - what a hoot! {Spoilers Allowed}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-diplomat-what-a-hoot-spoilers-allowed/983189)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-diplomat-what-a-hoot-spoilers-allowed/983189 "2025-12-31T03:08:15Z")
Anyone else watching? Not sure what the policy is on spoilers. Keri Russell is great - as is the rest of the cast. “A MONTH?!” :smiley: --- ## [Beyond General Relativity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beyond-general-relativity/1026015)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beyond-general-relativity/1026015 "2025-12-31T01:39:01Z")
Einstein formulated the Special Theory of Relativity to describe how an object moving near the speed of light undergoes three specific transformations: 1.Length contracts in the direction of travel. 2.Mass increases to… --- ## [Is Jason Isbell a pretentious jerk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jason-isbell-a-pretentious-jerk/1026164)
**Author:** [@CettoMekko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CettoMekko)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jason-isbell-a-pretentious-jerk/1026164 "2025-12-30T23:13:17Z")
I noted in a FB discussion that Jason Isbell was said to be a pretentious and self-righteous jerk. I suspect that those commenters based their remarks on their disagreement with his politics. What have you heard from cre… --- ## [The Birth And Death Of An Alaskan Nome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-birth-and-death-of-an-alaskan-nome/980747)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-birth-and-death-of-an-alaskan-nome/980747 "2025-12-30T22:55:07Z")
aka Newspapering; or, the Discrete Charm of the Scanned Page I like to read old newspapers. Not for genealogical purposes, necessarily, but to get some more perspective on the past. I also learn some odd things, like so… --- ## [Is there a healthy meal delivery service that you like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-healthy-meal-delivery-service-that-you-like/1026170)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-healthy-meal-delivery-service-that-you-like/1026170 "2025-12-30T22:28:33Z")
I asked this question a few years ago and didn’t get many answers, so I’m trying again. Mods, feel free to move this elsewhere if appropriate. I’ve focused on eating healthier over the past few years, and I prepare my o… --- ## [How would you deal with the HOA moving/changing parking lines that you own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-deal-with-the-hoa-moving-changing-parking-lines-that-you-own/1025761)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-deal-with-the-hoa-moving-changing-parking-lines-that-you-own/1025761 "2025-12-30T22:00:56Z")
I live in a townhouse community, I’ve been there for 20 years and for the most part things are fine. A couple of weeks ago the HOA decided that they were going to repaint all of the parking lines and numbers. They also m… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=170&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=172&state=muted)