# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=173&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 174 --- ## [(Old) Happy Hanuholichristkwanzaavus- A Holiday(s) Week MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-happy-hanuholichristkwanzaavus-a-holiday-s-week-mmp/1025934)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2025, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-happy-hanuholichristkwanzaavus-a-holiday-s-week-mmp/1025934 "2025-12-29T17:21:29Z")
Sunday was Yule, today is the last day of Hanukkah, Tuesday is Festivus, Thursday is Christmas, and Friday is Boxing Day and the first day of Kwanzaa. What holidays do you celebrate? Or do just hijack your way through … --- ## [On Pakistan, Islam and cannabis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-pakistan-islam-and-cannabis/1026085)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-pakistan-islam-and-cannabis/1026085 "2025-12-29T15:50:42Z")
In this video, two Pakistani Muslims eat cake that is broadly at as being made with cannabis. The guys get baked and have a good time. The comments are all over the place. Putting aside the matter that it … --- ## [How active is the Dope these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-active-is-the-dope-these-days/1025768)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2025, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-active-is-the-dope-these-days/1025768 "2025-12-29T13:01:13Z")
Compared to the last few years? It seems like it’s mostly Trump most of the time, and there seems to be less activity outside the Trump threads. Am I imagining things? --- ## [Do you or did you ever live in an interesting or odd or unique house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-or-did-you-ever-live-in-an-interesting-or-odd-or-unique-house/1026103)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2025, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-or-did-you-ever-live-in-an-interesting-or-odd-or-unique-house/1026103 "2025-12-29T10:23:37Z")
Do you or did you ever live in a geodesic dome, earth-sheltered, sod, Lustron™, octagon (modern or historic), poured-concrete, notably-old, notably-huge or etc. etc. home? What is (or what was) that like? Fun? Cool? A p… --- ## [Hayden AL -- why all the exclaves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hayden-al-why-all-the-exclaves/1026114)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2025, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hayden-al-why-all-the-exclaves/1026114 "2025-12-29T09:50:22Z")
Hayden AL is a town north of Birmingham. It seems to be composed of one main section and dozens of exclaves, including some within the neighboring town of Smoke Rise. The red dotted lines are the town boundaries. So w… --- ## [Survivor 49 - Premiered 9/24/25](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-49-premiered-9-24-25/1023379)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2025, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-49-premiered-9-24-25/1023379 "2025-12-29T03:48:37Z")
Sorry to throw this up last minute, I’m a little hungover. Word of advice, don’t take a shot every time the word “Albanian” is said in the premiere. Anyway, Survivor Season not quite 50 has begun. No real stand outs in … --- ## [How would the villains handle rebellion in Old Man Logan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-the-villains-handle-rebellion-in-old-man-logan/1026130)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2025, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-the-villains-handle-rebellion-in-old-man-logan/1026130 "2025-12-29T00:39:49Z")
In Old Man Logan the villains of 616 Marvel Earth team up under Red Skull, Doom, Magneto and Abomination to defeat the heroes and divide the US among themselves. My question is how successful at eliminating rebellion (h… --- ## [Spelling question involving the letter "d"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spelling-question-involving-the-letter-d/1025432)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2025, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spelling-question-involving-the-letter-d/1025432 "2025-12-29T00:00:45Z")
Why is there a “d” in “fridge” but not in “refrigerator”? --- ## [What are your top favorite animes and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-favorite-animes-and-why/1025351)
**Author:** [@lilybug0309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lilybug0309)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2025, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-favorite-animes-and-why/1025351 "2025-12-28T22:52:14Z")
I have heard a lot of debate about favorite anime’s here recently, but this is not what this is for, I genuinely want to know why a certain anime is someones favorite. Take mine for example, my favorite anime is Akame Ga… --- ## [It's a Wonderful Life - Do you like it or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-wonderful-life-do-you-like-it-or-not/521638)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 420\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2025, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-wonderful-life-do-you-like-it-or-not/521638 "2025-12-28T22:12:02Z")
I first saw it when I was 15. It’s schmaltzy, sure, and I can understand why a lot of people don’t care for it. But what can I say? I’m a sucker for that stuff. I’d probably rank it in my top 5 favorite Christmas movies … --- ## [Mike Tyson to fight YouTuber Jake Paul this July. Yeah, you read that correctly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-tyson-to-fight-youtuber-jake-paul-this-july-yeah-you-read-that-correctly/998580)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2025, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-tyson-to-fight-youtuber-jake-paul-this-july-yeah-you-read-that-correctly/998580 "2025-12-28T21:33:55Z")
Tyson will turn 58 years old in June. --- ## [Maylia and Jack: A Story of Teens and Fentanyl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maylia-and-jack-a-story-of-teens-and-fentanyl/1025829)
**Author:** [@lilybug0309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lilybug0309)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2025, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maylia-and-jack-a-story-of-teens-and-fentanyl/1025829 "2025-12-28T21:05:03Z")
I just read this article about these two kids, Maylia was arrested and Jack died from an overdose of the drug that was given to him by Maylia. What are your opinions on this story? What do you agree with and/or disagree … --- ## [Buying remote solar panels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-remote-solar-panels/1026099)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2025, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-remote-solar-panels/1026099 "2025-12-28T20:59:11Z")
Logistically, would it not be better to install solar panels in a remote location with more optimal conditions than we might have at home? Electricity has no need, in most cases, for onsite production. Why couldn’t I buy… --- ## [Tennis 2025 General Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2025-general-thread/1012891)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2025-general-thread/1012891 "2025-12-28T20:10:21Z")
Starting our usual annual tennis thread. The Australian Open is on the first round. --- ## [How does inheritance work if the beneficiary dies right after the decedent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-inheritance-work-if-the-beneficiary-dies-right-after-the-decedent/1025772)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-inheritance-work-if-the-beneficiary-dies-right-after-the-decedent/1025772 "2025-12-28T16:59:44Z")
Suppose there’s a short family tree with a mom, her son and daughter, and the daughter’s two adult children. Suppose mom’s will says the kids are to inherit her estate evenly, 50/50. Mom dies on November 1, and nobody … --- ## [Fixing My Dell Laptop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixing-my-dell-laptop/1026105)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixing-my-dell-laptop/1026105 "2025-12-28T16:03:05Z")
I have a Dell XPS 15 that’s about 3-4 years old. I was using it and the screen went blank. Efforts to reboot gave me two orange flashes of the power light, followed by 4 white flashes. A little googling and it’s probabl… --- ## [Why is Epstein the scandal that has stuck, and why now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-epstein-the-scandal-that-has-stuck-and-why-now/1021460)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2025, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-epstein-the-scandal-that-has-stuck-and-why-now/1021460 "2025-12-28T15:27:14Z")
Trump has done and said a thousand things that were so horrific that any other political figure in our lifetimes would’ve ended their career had they done any of them. He does things that are so stupid, and so evil, with… --- ## [Frozen ready-to-eat shrimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-ready-to-eat-shrimp/1025869)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2025, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-ready-to-eat-shrimp/1025869 "2025-12-28T15:24:40Z")
I just impulse-purchased a bag of frozen shrimp at the grocery store, and realized i have no idea how to use them. No one else here eats seafood. So my goal is to have a few for lunch from time to time. Defrost a few o… --- ## [Are You A Poet? Then Show It! 2-Electric Boogaloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-poet-then-show-it-2-electric-boogaloo/983141)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2025, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-poet-then-show-it-2-electric-boogaloo/983141 "2025-12-28T07:49:07Z")
Back at the turn of the century ( or thereabouts) I started a contest to determine who was the best poet of the SDMB: Are You A Poet? Then Show It! - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board It has been about… --- ## [More on "the whole nine yards"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-on-the-whole-nine-yards/1026081)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2025, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-on-the-whole-nine-yards/1026081 "2025-12-28T06:47:56Z")
The discussion about the origin of the expression – Cecil eventually cited someone who said the expression didn’t exist (in print, anyway) until the 1960s. Anyone got an earlier appearance? He was responding to a plausi… --- ## [StubHub goofs and promotes the wrong Lamb of God show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stubhub-goofs-and-promotes-the-wrong-lamb-of-god-show/1026087)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2025, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stubhub-goofs-and-promotes-the-wrong-lamb-of-god-show/1026087 "2025-12-28T06:36:19Z")
The ticket reseller StubHub meant to offer tickets for a family-friendly Christmas concert that included the phrase “Lamb of God”, but instead promoted them as being for the thrash band of the same name. Oops. --- ## [What can I do with metal washers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-metal-washers/1026036)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2025, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-metal-washers/1026036 "2025-12-28T04:03:03Z")
I found four or five of them on the street. They’re a bit larger around than quarters and made of some kind of yellowish metal? I could just toss them in the recycling, but is there a better use? --- ## [Cheer up! You're a One-Percenter!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheer-up-youre-a-one-percenter/1026098)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2025, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheer-up-youre-a-one-percenter/1026098 "2025-12-28T01:19:29Z")
Got the end-of-the-year snowstorm blues? The world treating you like Atlas’ shoulders? Want to feel good about yourself? Let’s have Fun With Numbers! You’re part of the smartest and hippest. OK, hippest got beaten to de… --- ## [The Taj Mahal (some questions)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-taj-mahal-some-questions/1025922)
**Author:** [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2025, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-taj-mahal-some-questions/1025922 "2025-12-28T00:54:13Z")
I happened to be flipping around and caught the last hour, or so, of The Bucket List movie. In one scene Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson are walking in front of the Taj Mahal. As they walk around, the hills and landsca… --- ## [Somewhat outstanding X-mas gifts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somewhat-outstanding-x-mas-gifts/1026093)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2025, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somewhat-outstanding-x-mas-gifts/1026093 "2025-12-27T23:22:01Z")
Hi there, just wondering … any (somewhat remarkable) X-mas gifts in your family? I got myself a mechanic espresso-maker (I’ve been long lusting after that) → Cafelat Robot and our teenage kids got the wifey a nice fot… --- ## [Best Christmas gift EV--ER!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-christmas-gift-ev-er/1026080)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2025, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-christmas-gift-ev-er/1026080 "2025-12-27T21:31:39Z")
My daughter found me the cutest origami paper while she was in New York. I told her about Pearl River Mart in Soho and so she went. I wanted pictures inside. You know, so I could be vicariously there. I have ordered art… --- ## [What are some overlooked impacts of the industrial revolution on everyday lives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-overlooked-impacts-of-the-industrial-revolution-on-everyday-lives/1024833)
**Author:** [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-overlooked-impacts-of-the-industrial-revolution-on-everyday-lives/1024833 "2025-12-27T21:07:14Z")
Any history book gives big ideas like ‘changing gender roles’ and ‘market revolution’, but I’m more curious about the minutiae of less-commonly discussed changes in the way people lived, say in the 1830s-60s. What are s… --- ## [Why can't I highlight and copy text?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-highlight-and-copy-text/1026092)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2025, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-highlight-and-copy-text/1026092 "2025-12-27T20:21:32Z")
I first noticed it on the Dope where I couldn’t highlight and hit Quote as I used to. Then I noticed I couldn’t highlight on random other sites, whether in Firefox or Chrome. What’s the deal - is there some new somethin… --- ## [Coffee Cookies? "Just Say No"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-cookies-just-say-no/1026023)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2025, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-cookies-just-say-no/1026023 "2025-12-27T19:49:08Z")
I was making a second tin of oatmeal cookies when I realized I was out of raisins. All of the ingredients prices are through the roof and the supermarket was hand-to-hand combat… so I tried to find something… anything… … --- ## [How high would Watergate rank if it were a Trump scandal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-high-would-watergate-rank-if-it-were-a-trump-scandal/1024930)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2025, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-high-would-watergate-rank-if-it-were-a-trump-scandal/1024930 "2025-12-27T19:09:31Z")
Let’s say that something like Watergate happened, exactly down to details, in the Trump presidency - a break-in, a cover-up, etc. Something bad enough to topple Nixon. Out of all the countless Trump misdeeds, where woul… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=172&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=174&state=muted)