# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=421 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 422 --- ## [Should resumes be on special paper anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-resumes-be-on-special-paper-anymore/1011069)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-resumes-be-on-special-paper-anymore/1011069 "2024-12-06T22:20:50Z")
Maybe this belongs in another forum. If so mods, feel free to move it. Back when handing out resumes (1980s & 90s) in person was a thing, you always wanted it on special paper. 24 pound, parchment, cream or grey, etc.… --- ## ["Your body, my choice" - is it really true that gangs of boys are chanting this in schoolyards and other public places?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-body-my-choice-is-it-really-true-that-gangs-of-boys-are-chanting-this-in-schoolyards-and-other-public-places/1010245)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-body-my-choice-is-it-really-true-that-gangs-of-boys-are-chanting-this-in-schoolyards-and-other-public-places/1010245 "2024-12-06T21:40:09Z")
Not being a mom, of tweens or anyone else, I’m personally finding this a little hard to believe, and the whole thing sounds like a meme or an urban legend in the making. Plus, I personally think Nick Fuentes is a troll. … --- ## [Today's Topics of Interest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-topics-of-interest/1011253)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-topics-of-interest/1011253 "2024-12-06T20:54:41Z")
“South Korea Declares Martial Law” “I Pit the Obsession with Trump” “Fascism, Hope(lessness), and Trump’s America” “What the Hell is Happening in Korea” “The French Government Fell Today (12/4/24). Does Anyone Care?… --- ## [.amp in news links?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amp-in-news-links/1011269)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amp-in-news-links/1011269 "2024-12-06T19:57:16Z")
I’ve been noticing this in links to news articles: increasingly, there is “.amp” at some point in the url. I’ve noticed it in CBC, CNN and BBC links. What does it mean? --- ## [Any good comedies lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-comedies-lately/1009955)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-comedies-lately/1009955 "2024-12-06T18:49:19Z")
After recent events I’ve decided I need to inject some comedy into my system. I’m not a big comedy movie fan. So I’d appreciate some suggestions. --- ## [Someone's going to drive a race car on the ceiling. REALLY!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someones-going-to-drive-a-race-car-on-the-ceiling-really/991412)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someones-going-to-drive-a-race-car-on-the-ceiling-really/991412 "2024-12-06T17:28:21Z")
For decades people have been pointing out that since many modern race cars (Formula 1, Indy Car, etc.) have more aerodynamic downforce than they weigh, theoretically they would stick to the ceiling of a tunnel if you cou… --- ## [I'm Done with Google](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-done-with-google/1011198)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-done-with-google/1011198 "2024-12-06T17:13:55Z")
OK, their enshitification has gone too far. Lately, when I search for things it seems like I really have to dig to get past the ads. Today I googled a specific store near me, knowing that Google would list it in a littl… --- ## [Treating a wooden cutting board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treating-a-wooden-cutting-board/1011123)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treating-a-wooden-cutting-board/1011123 "2024-12-06T15:47:42Z")
As a present, I received a beautiful engraved wooden cutting board. Problem is, it is raw wood. I’m not going to cut on it, but it would be perfect for piling ribs or steaks or a brisket on for presentation. I think i… --- ## [Things that disappear other than socks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-disappear-other-than-socks/1001738)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-disappear-other-than-socks/1001738 "2024-12-06T15:31:28Z")
The only reason I developed my rudimentary finger picking style was because picks disappeared. I don’t know how they migrated from the vicinity of the guitar. Another is microfiber cloths- I’ll have a big stack, and they… --- ## [My 401K--in the Trump Era--advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-401k-in-the-trump-era-advice/1010160)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-401k-in-the-trump-era-advice/1010160 "2024-12-06T15:14:36Z")
I am retired, with a VERY meager pension. Within 6 months, I will reach the minimum age for Social Security. Which Trump may kill. Several days after the election, I transferred my money from one part of my old, State-s… --- ## [Advice needed with will](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-with-will/1009995)
**Author:** [@Dogginit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogginit)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-with-will/1009995 "2024-12-06T15:03:14Z")
My sister passed on 9/17, in Albuquerque, NM. Since her husband predeceased her, I am the executor of the estate. The law firm that drafted her will insists they cannot release it to me until the Bernalillo County Cler… --- ## [I think I'm done with Thanksgiving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-done-with-thanksgiving/1010145)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-done-with-thanksgiving/1010145 "2024-12-06T14:34:27Z")
Not a huge loss for me, as I’ve never really enjoyed the food aspect of it. I figure, if I want a delicious meal I can make one at any time. As far as the family aspect, Thanksgiving is a time when the men get together… --- ## [Advice needed on laptop purchase](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-on-laptop-purchase/1010961)
**Author:** [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-on-laptop-purchase/1010961 "2024-12-06T14:12:38Z")
I’m looking at a Lenovo V15 G3 IAP 15.6" Laptop. I need it for web surfing, Paint Shop Pro (may upgrade to Photoshop), and Ms. Word. I want to have graphics and Word programs and several internet tabs open at the same ti… --- ## [Anyone here do homemade cards/ newsletters for Christmas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-do-homemade-cards-newsletters-for-christmas/1011221)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-do-homemade-cards-newsletters-for-christmas/1011221 "2024-12-06T13:33:25Z")
I do, mainly because I don’t have too many (a dozen or so) and I’ve made a tradition of sending my signature self-mailers to family and friends. I compose mine in MS Word, print on card stock and mail out. --- ## [What the hell is happening in Korea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-happening-in-korea/1011251)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-happening-in-korea/1011251 "2024-12-06T12:38:32Z")
The President declared martial law and apparently tried to have the leader of his own party (and much of the opposition) suspended as NK sympathizers. Does this make more sense in context? --- ## [Who Puts Their Anti-Perspirant On At Night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-their-anti-perspirant-on-at-night/1010761)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-their-anti-perspirant-on-at-night/1010761 "2024-12-06T12:12:04Z")
A recent Atlantic article shows a rare consensus… the vast majority of experts say anti-perspirants work far better, some 50% better, if applied at bedtime, even if you shower in the morning, with no need for morning rea… --- ## [OP being identified in the list of thread titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/op-being-identified-in-the-list-of-thread-titles/1011013)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/op-being-identified-in-the-list-of-thread-titles/1011013 "2024-12-06T10:51:17Z")
Is this new? And if it’s not, I seem to have accidentally turned it on on my phone and would like some guidance in turning it off. Note: I’m talking exclusively about the feature as it manifests on my iPhone. I’m perfec… --- ## [Who's on your gift list?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-on-your-gift-list/1011199)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-on-your-gift-list/1011199 "2024-12-06T10:07:08Z")
Past, present, future - who have you/do you buy for? When I was a kid, it was siblings, parents, and grandparents, and if any money was left, maybe friends. As we got older, siblings were dropped, spouses and some inla… --- ## [Why did the Justice Department fail to protect us from Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-justice-department-fail-to-protect-us-from-trump/1008944)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-justice-department-fail-to-protect-us-from-trump/1008944 "2024-12-06T05:29:40Z")
Trump’s interference with certifying the 2020 election posed a grave threat to US stability. And his retention of classified documents seriously jeopardized US security. The Justice Department has had about three-and-a-… --- ## [Movie lines you inadvertently blurt out in public](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-lines-you-inadvertently-blurt-out-in-public/995748)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-lines-you-inadvertently-blurt-out-in-public/995748 "2024-12-06T03:32:24Z")
I was at the grocery store yesterday, and the piped in music was playing “Gimme Some Lovin’”. But it wasn’t the Spencer Davis Group version, it was the one from The Blues Brothers. And without even thinking about it, I h… --- ## [Economics of electric vehicles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-of-electric-vehicles/998908)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-of-electric-vehicles/998908 "2024-12-06T03:31:04Z")
Interesting study has come out from economics researchers at the University of British Columbia, comparing the costs of gas vehicles to electric vehicles. They conclude that the point at which EVs become cheaper, long-t… --- ## [Will the attempt in July 2024 (Butler, Pennsylvania) go down as one of the biggest alternative-history what-ifs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-attempt-in-july-2024-butler-pennsylvania-go-down-as-one-of-the-biggest-alternative-history-what-ifs/1009800)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-attempt-in-july-2024-butler-pennsylvania-go-down-as-one-of-the-biggest-alternative-history-what-ifs/1009800 "2024-12-06T01:34:38Z")
Thinking alternate history: If Trump had been defeated by Harris in the election last night, then him turning his head to the right at Butler in July wouldn’t have made much difference - either way, he’d have been kept … --- ## [Recommend books about Empathic Justice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-books-about-empathic-justice/1006387)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-books-about-empathic-justice/1006387 "2024-12-06T01:23:03Z")
I’ve mentioned in the past that the school I work for has a theme for each year, and that our summer reading books are chosen to reflect that theme. Well, I’m now on the committee that picks those books, and I’d like to… --- ## [I want a cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-cat/1011131)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-cat/1011131 "2024-12-06T01:17:50Z")
I currently have 4 dogs - A doberman, a doberman mix, a possible catahoula mix and a probable pit bull mix. I lost my last indoor Siamese cats a few years ago, and I miss having a cat in the house. My dogs are reasonably… --- ## [A TV series called Earth Abides](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tv-series-called-earth-abides/1011184)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tv-series-called-earth-abides/1011184 "2024-12-06T01:00:29Z")
I was looking for something on the Internet Movie Data Base and saw an ad for a new series. It’s based on the book Earth Abides I read it growing up. My dad once mentioned, when he saw me with a copy, that there had b… --- ## [2024 US House of Representatives elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-us-house-of-representatives-elections/1000512)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-us-house-of-representatives-elections/1000512 "2024-12-06T00:04:44Z")
A thread suggested by Railer13. Some polling that may be of interest: For the thread on the upper house: 2024 US Senate Elections --- ## [I Have A Thermal Imager!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-thermal-imager/724162)
**Author:** [@toofs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toofs)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-thermal-imager/724162 "2024-12-06T00:02:02Z")
And it is awesome! It is the FLIR One that plugs into my iPhone, is tiny, and actually images long wave IR. UPS delivered it yesterday and the first thing I did was look up at my ceiling. I now know exactly where all th… --- ## [Weird edit box behavior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-edit-box-behavior/1011228)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2024, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-edit-box-behavior/1011228 "2024-12-05T23:58:42Z")
I’m having an odd behavior on my edit window on my phone. Normally when I select Reply, the window opens at the bottom of the screen, and then when I select the box to pull up the keyboard, the small window expands to f… --- ## [Botticelli - November 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446)
**Author:** [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Replies:** 392\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2024, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446 "2024-12-05T22:39:09Z")
It’s a new month (sort of), and a new round of Botticelli! Let the congregation say “Amen”! I am P! Linky to last month’s thread. --- ## [What do the names of the days of the week in Spanish mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-names-of-the-days-of-the-week-in-spanish-mean/1011070)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2024, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-names-of-the-days-of-the-week-in-spanish-mean/1011070 "2024-12-05T22:12:34Z")
Lunes (Monday) I get, Luna being the word for Moon Martes (Tuesday)?? Miercoles (Wednesday)?? Jueves (Thursday)?? Viernes (Friday)?? Sabado (Saturday) = Sabbath Domingo (Sunday) = \[something akin to\] Lord’s Day [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=420) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=422)