# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=172&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 173 --- ## [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… --- ## [Happy Holidays from Weyoun and Shran](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-holidays-from-weyoun-and-shran/1025984)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-holidays-from-weyoun-and-shran/1025984 "2025-12-30T20:56:32Z")
--- ## [Have you ever been caught masturbating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-caught-masturbating/57603)
**Author:** [@City\_Gent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/City_Gent)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-caught-masturbating/57603 "2025-12-30T20:54:23Z")
Where? By whom? How embarrassed were you? What happened the next time you saw the person? Since it wouldn’t be fair to post a question like this without offering my own story, I feel it is necessary to point out that I … --- ## [An AI success!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ai-success/1026124)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ai-success/1026124 "2025-12-30T18:38:35Z")
Since Stephen Miller is such a horrible person and a Jew, I decided he must be a Yecke. This is a derisive name (reportedly from the Yiddish word for jacket) that Jews from Eastern Europe use for the population of Germa… --- ## [Random thought about Superman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thought-about-superman/1026151)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thought-about-superman/1026151 "2025-12-30T18:17:38Z")
What happens to Superman’s powers if he goes to a binary star system composed of a sun-like yellow star and a red dwarf? Does he lose them or not? There’s a very old thread about Superman’s powers which this question is… --- ## [What can I cook in a small toaster oven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-cook-in-a-small-toaster-oven/1026100)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-cook-in-a-small-toaster-oven/1026100 "2025-12-30T18:09:12Z")
My wife bought me a new toaster oven, to replace the grody old one I’ve been using for the past couple of decades. I mostly used the old one for making bacon, several times a week. This new one isn’t big enough for bac… --- ## [Seeking to solve a cell phone in the car connectivity issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-to-solve-a-cell-phone-in-the-car-connectivity-issue/1025964)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-to-solve-a-cell-phone-in-the-car-connectivity-issue/1025964 "2025-12-30T18:01:24Z")
So. We have a car that allows the cell phones to connect via Bluetooth, but ONLY for cell calls. Cannot wirelessly send music or the sound of a Zoom meeting into the car’s audio system. Google is, as is more and more t… --- ## [Diablo 4, cross-platform, now in beta](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-4-cross-platform-now-in-beta/981620)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 603\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-4-cross-platform-now-in-beta/981620 "2025-12-30T17:49:05Z")
The open beta is running now through the weekend, free for anyone to try. Who has preordered the game, who has played it in beta, what do you think so far? I’ve preordered the regular version of the game (the perks for… --- ## [Mind blowing facts, from the Atlantic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mind-blowing-facts-from-the-atlantic/1026111)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mind-blowing-facts-from-the-atlantic/1026111 "2025-12-30T17:04:51Z")
The Atlantic claims these 2025 facts amazed them. Do they amaze you? This seems a tad melodramatic… Excerpt: On average, women’s hands are more sensitive to warmth than men’s, some research suggests. The U.S. releas… --- ## [NFL Week 17](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-17/1025981)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-17/1025981 "2025-12-30T14:49:01Z")
In what may have been the game of the year on Thursday, the Seahawks overcame a 16-point deficit in the 4th quarter to defeat the Rams 38-37 in overtime. Seattle now has the inside track for the #1 seed in the NFC. On … --- ## [UUencoding - a take off on the redacted Epstein files](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uuencoding-a-take-off-on-the-redacted-epstein-files/1026079)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uuencoding-a-take-off-on-the-redacted-epstein-files/1026079 "2025-12-30T14:42:21Z")
Way back when we used Usenet the files were UUencoded. To read a post your reader had to download the file and decode it. Worked fine for texts. Then someone worked out how to UUencode images. These were often multiple p… --- ## [What was the last culturally significant poem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-culturally-significant-poem/1025919)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-culturally-significant-poem/1025919 "2025-12-30T14:39:47Z")
So a random thought, it occurs to me that for most of the history of literate human civilization, poetry has been pretty much the premier form of human culture. But for the last century or so it’s been superceded by othe… --- ## [Do police need a search warrant to investigate a crime scene?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-police-need-a-search-warrant-to-investigate-a-crime-scene/1025722)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-police-need-a-search-warrant-to-investigate-a-crime-scene/1025722 "2025-12-30T13:26:24Z")
In a story about the deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife, the New York Times says: Alan Hamilton, deputy police chief, said the L.A.P.D. was conducting a “death investigation.” He said that investigators were trying to o… --- ## [Recast "Rocky Horror Picture Show" today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recast-rocky-horror-picture-show-today/1026075)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recast-rocky-horror-picture-show-today/1026075 "2025-12-30T06:47:35Z")
I am looking for actors for a new production of the movie, not “she/he/they would have been great back then” suggestions, please. --- ## [Knives Out (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knives-out-spoilers/844096)
**Author:** [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knives-out-spoilers/844096 "2025-12-30T04:40:11Z")
I won’t spoil anything in the OP, but did anyone else see this? I thought it was excellent for the most part but was a little disappointed in the solution. The solution to a mystery should be simple and obvious (think T… --- ## [Carolina Wolf Spider - behavior question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carolina-wolf-spider-behavior-question/1026109)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carolina-wolf-spider-behavior-question/1026109 "2025-12-30T04:16:56Z")
So, I’m dealing with an overly friendly wolf spider. She is huge, would almost fill my palm if you include the legs. Body length a little over an inch, I guess, and very chonky. She is constantly trying to cozy up to … --- ## [Bob's Basement is no more](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobs-basement-is-no-more/1025778)
**Author:** [@caligulathegod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caligulathegod)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobs-basement-is-no-more/1025778 "2025-12-30T03:20:08Z")
Just heard that Bob Burns, collector of pretty much all Science Fiction and Horror props that ever existed just passed at 90. He was famous for “Bob’s Basement”, a museum in his home dedicated to his vast collection. Amo… --- ## [Lolita Express flight logs (Epstein related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lolita-express-flight-logs-epstein-related/1026049)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lolita-express-flight-logs-epstein-related/1026049 "2025-12-30T01:23:03Z")
What would stop someone from getting on the plane and not signing the book? Or signing a fake name? Airlines have strict rules, of course, but what about private planes? And why should anyone assume there was only one fl… --- ## [What's up with this ubiquitous AI voice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-this-ubiquitous-ai-voice/1020355)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-this-ubiquitous-ai-voice/1020355 "2025-12-30T01:01:12Z")
When I’m watching videos on my youTube feed, I come across videos, often video shorts, that use this particular AI voice all the freakin’ time. What’s the deal with this particular voice-- is it supposed to emulate a ce… --- ## [Submitting a novel for publication](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/submitting-a-novel-for-publication/1026140)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/submitting-a-novel-for-publication/1026140 "2025-12-30T00:52:39Z")
Note: I see there have been threads on this before, but they are more than 20 years old. The landscape may have changed. But if a mod wants to merge this and revive an old thread, I don’t mind. So I have written a hard… --- ## [What song had this line in the lyrics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-had-this-line-in-the-lyrics/1026158)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-had-this-line-in-the-lyrics/1026158 "2025-12-30T00:40:24Z")
Some time back in the antediluvian epoch when I was in summer camp, there was a silly song that was listing an eclectic assortment of junk that someone had gathered and included “strings of copper wire”. Ring a bell to a… --- ## [Adult listening and the decline of swing music (music history)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-listening-and-the-decline-of-swing-music-music-history/1026143)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2025, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-listening-and-the-decline-of-swing-music-music-history/1026143 "2025-12-29T23:56:01Z")
I was reading/thinking about the decline of big band and swing (in the US) recently. Of course, it didn’t happen all at once and had various causes (or, at least, I’ve seen debate on various causes). Mine is not about t… --- ## [Movies with astronomical events (but not space or SciFi movies)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-astronomical-events-but-not-space-or-scifi-movies/1020324)
**Author:** [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2025, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-astronomical-events-but-not-space-or-scifi-movies/1020324 "2025-12-29T23:12:51Z")
It’s the 50th anniversary of Jaws, so we watched it again. I pointed out to my wife the shots with the meteor streaks (towards the end of the film, after the rowdy song). Doing a two-minute Google search gives links doub… --- ## [What was next? Movie character moves on, to what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-next-movie-character-moves-on-to-what/1026154)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2025, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-next-movie-character-moves-on-to-what/1026154 "2025-12-29T22:58:35Z")
Jeremiah Johnson, as per Del Gues advice goes down to a town. He meets an Indian girl in a house of ill repute. Turns out she is Swans cousin. They hook up and travel to California. After many adventures, they hit a mod… --- ## [Tell me about bread boxes... or, how to keep bread fresh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-bread-boxes-or-how-to-keep-bread-fresh/1026104)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2025, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-bread-boxes-or-how-to-keep-bread-fresh/1026104 "2025-12-29T22:56:05Z")
We recently started getting fresh baguettes and other bread from a direct-to-consumer local baker. They don’t have the usual preservatives and milk of store-bought bread, so they get stale after just a couple of days. T… --- ## [How To Use Expensive Soy Sauce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-use-expensive-soy-sauce/1026131)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-use-expensive-soy-sauce/1026131 "2025-12-29T22:31:48Z")
I love soy sauce. Specifically Kikkoman. I put it on all manner of things. My wife knows this, and for Christmas she gave me a bottle of double-brewed soy sauce from some fancy importer of Japanese foods. It’s amazing- … --- ## [Poll: Your favorite version of "A Christmas Carol"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-your-favorite-version-of-a-christmas-carol/1026048)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-your-favorite-version-of-a-christmas-carol/1026048 "2025-12-29T22:03:27Z")
Which is your favorite filmed version of A Christmas Carol? poll Was your favorite the first version you ever saw? poll --- ## [Are we no longer allowed to discuss rules and moderation in ATMB anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-no-longer-allowed-to-discuss-rules-and-moderation-in-atmb-anymore/1026147)
**Author:** [@DCTrekkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCTrekkie)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2025, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-no-longer-allowed-to-discuss-rules-and-moderation-in-atmb-anymore/1026147 "2025-12-29T21:09:22Z")
I posted a thread in ATMB just over a week ago questioning a thread-specific rule. It was closed, apparently due to a misunderstanding of my complaint. This is despite me reporting a post that was trying to hijack the … --- ## [Visiting sites of past bad events](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-sites-of-past-bad-events/1025621)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2025, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-sites-of-past-bad-events/1025621 "2025-12-29T20:26:36Z")
Do you? Stop off to see sites of past bad events? If you do does it feel somehow different if it was a long time ago or fairly recent? Is there a “too soon”? Thread inspired by a report on “dark tourism” visiting site… --- ## [Reporting In US Criminal Trials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-in-us-criminal-trials/1026117)
**Author:** [@TCMF-2L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TCMF-2L)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-in-us-criminal-trials/1026117 "2025-12-29T18:08:50Z")
I stumbled upon a dubious “click bait” news story which might have been entirely fake. However if true seemed wrong to me. I checked with AI which said it was legally correct even though it seems wrong. I am not a lawyer… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=171&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=173&state=muted)