# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=663 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 664 --- ## [Is an Unbiased Video about Trump even Possible to Make?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-unbiased-video-about-trump-even-possible-to-make/994939)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-unbiased-video-about-trump-even-possible-to-make/994939 "2023-12-28T23:24:48Z")
I just listened to a YouTube reaction video by someone living in the UK. The poster admitted to not knowing a lot about Trump. The video he chose to react to was admittedly anti-Trump, and the British poster bemoaned t… --- ## [Dad has dementia. Wouldn't take to having home care. I live out of state. Advice welcome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-has-dementia-wouldnt-take-to-having-home-care-i-live-out-of-state-advice-welcome/994788)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-has-dementia-wouldnt-take-to-having-home-care-i-live-out-of-state-advice-welcome/994788 "2023-12-28T21:42:22Z")
Bullet pointed for easier reading: So 30 years ago, my dad and step-mom moved to South Carolina from Michigan (where I live) to be close to her kids (two live in by them in SC, one lives about an hour’s drive away in … --- ## [Are Your Family and Friends Doing Much for the Environment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-family-and-friends-doing-much-for-the-environment/995238)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-your-family-and-friends-doing-much-for-the-environment/995238 "2023-12-28T21:11:15Z")
I read about Americans, both young and old, doing really real neat things to improve their corner of the world. They’re cleaning trash from streams, driving smaller cars, living in downsized homes, converting to solar, r… --- ## [What is this about (usually) men in faltering marriages wanting to "open up the relationship" as a prelude to divorce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-about-usually-men-in-faltering-marriages-wanting-to-open-up-the-relationship-as-a-prelude-to-divorce/994807)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-about-usually-men-in-faltering-marriages-wanting-to-open-up-the-relationship-as-a-prelude-to-divorce/994807 "2023-12-28T20:43:29Z")
I’m not talking about people being unfaithful as a way to say “I’m finished”, but people who never previously gave any hint of being polyamorous wanting to do this? I never really heard of it until a year or two ago, an… --- ## ["Stone wine" -- When Johnny come Marching Home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stone-wine-when-johnny-come-marching-home/228456)
**Author:** [@Tinker\_Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tinker_Grey)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stone-wine-when-johnny-come-marching-home/228456 "2023-12-28T20:34:49Z")
The song has: What’s stone wine? Googling finds “stone wine cellars” and “stone wine cups” and the like. --- ## [Odd family lore you just discovered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-family-lore-you-just-discovered/995141)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-family-lore-you-just-discovered/995141 "2023-12-28T19:27:34Z")
Today, when looking at jpegs of old family photos with my brother, he opened one of my father’s father as a young man, son of German immigrants, and thanks to the handwritten note on the border of the photo, I learned th… --- ## [How can Trump get away with defaming Carroll as a liar today {2023-05-11}?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-trump-get-away-with-defaming-carroll-as-a-liar-today-2023-05-11/983888)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-trump-get-away-with-defaming-carroll-as-a-liar-today-2023-05-11/983888 "2023-12-28T19:00:02Z")
I’ve asked this question before, in the “DJT v. EJC” thread, but maybe it’s too much of a hijack there, so: 'splain me why DJT isn’t risking certain damages in a second (or third?) defamation trial by repeating that whi… --- ## [Outdoor enclosure for video projector for Christmas season?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outdoor-enclosure-for-video-projector-for-christmas-season/995227)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outdoor-enclosure-for-video-projector-for-christmas-season/995227 "2023-12-28T18:50:09Z")
I’m a transplant to NC and miss the snow. For the last few years, I’ve tried a couple “falling snow” projectors for the front of my house. Some are better than others, but they are all pretty poor. Last week I started… --- ## [Poll in the Polls only thread: Have you had COVID?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-in-the-polls-only-thread-have-you-had-covid/986106)
**Author:** [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-in-the-polls-only-thread-have-you-had-covid/986106 "2023-12-28T17:23:38Z")
I put up the poll after I tested positive yesterday, wondering how many here have had it. The implied question was “As far as you know, have you had COVID?” but I’m brain-fogging and didn’t spell it out. So far, with… --- ## [How do I erase a website address from my IPhone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-erase-a-website-address-from-my-iphone/995265)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-erase-a-website-address-from-my-iphone/995265 "2023-12-28T16:52:19Z")
Somehow I pressed an ad for the US Coast Guard (go coast guard.com) and now if I type G for google that’s the first suggestion I get. It’s minorly irritating but I just wasn’t sure how to look up the right question. --- ## [Visiting Argentina or Chile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-argentina-or-chile/995231)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-argentina-or-chile/995231 "2023-12-28T16:17:40Z")
My wife and I were thinking about visiting Argentina or Chile. We don’t have a huge travel budget, so I was wondering if anyone has traveled there recently to give me a good sense of relative costs. Is Chile a lot more… --- ## [What is the greatest, most memorable, story you have ever read (Part II)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-greatest-most-memorable-story-you-have-ever-read-part-ii/994361)
**Author:** [@Bashorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bashorian)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-greatest-most-memorable-story-you-have-ever-read-part-ii/994361 "2023-12-28T16:01:26Z")
Following up this thread from 2002: What is the greatest, most memorable story that you’ve read? As @Cubsfan set it out then: If you know of other threads that touch on this, please link them. --- ## [A Thread That’s Just Nuts(and eating them too)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-that-s-just-nuts-and-eating-them-too/995067)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-that-s-just-nuts-and-eating-them-too/995067 "2023-12-28T14:59:43Z")
Walnuts, Brazil Nuts, Pecans, Almonds, Hazelnuts! Yes, it’s the season for NUTS! Do you like them? Do you love them? What’s your favorite? How do you prepare and eat them? I myself have been on what turns out to be, I… --- ## [Full-face photos and security issues. When to worry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-face-photos-and-security-issues-when-to-worry/995232)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-face-photos-and-security-issues-when-to-worry/995232 "2023-12-28T14:16:42Z")
This comes under the heading of “things I never worried about before, but now…?” My question is whether a digital full face photo filed under my name is some type of security risk. I recently got new glasses from EyeBu… --- ## [Always cooked tomatoes in Teflon pans, did I damage them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/always-cooked-tomatoes-in-teflon-pans-did-i-damage-them/995209)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/always-cooked-tomatoes-in-teflon-pans-did-i-damage-them/995209 "2023-12-28T14:11:28Z")
So I’ve always cooked tomatoes (or other sour foods) in Teflon pans. Now I’m thinking that perhaps the acidity was damaging the nonstick lining and making stuff leach into the food. Were these pans meant only for non-ac… --- ## [Wishing you a secular Christmas - how are your non-Christian friends treating the day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wishing-you-a-secular-christmas-how-are-your-non-christian-friends-treating-the-day/995198)
**Author:** [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wishing-you-a-secular-christmas-how-are-your-non-christian-friends-treating-the-day/995198 "2023-12-28T13:46:49Z")
As a kid growing up in an atheist household we always had a tenuous relationship with the messages and symbolism of Christmas. As a grown-up I’ve embraced the day off, and a family-focussed big Christmas lunch, reflect… --- ## [What's the weirdest Christmas song you know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-christmas-song-you-know/995078)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-christmas-song-you-know/995078 "2023-12-28T08:51:06Z")
I have to nominate “Must be Santa” by Nobel Laureate Robert A Zimmerman. Not only for the song itself but also for whatever is going on in this crazyass video. --- ## [Christmas movies and Easter movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-movies-and-easter-movies/995129)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-movies-and-easter-movies/995129 "2023-12-28T08:31:51Z")
Merry Christmas and a happy New Year! Why do we have so many classical Christmas movies, but hardly any Easter movies? And what should a good Easter movie be like? Most of popular Easter movies are Biblical epics. On t… --- ## [My (slightly) new perspective on the actors strike](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-slightly-new-perspective-on-the-actors-strike/994799)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-slightly-new-perspective-on-the-actors-strike/994799 "2023-12-28T06:32:46Z")
I’m not a large consumer of scripted television or even movies, but the strike was big news so I sorta kept half an eye on it. A big issue was AI, and I sympathized because I could see that becoming a threat and I tend … --- ## [NFL Playoff scenarios](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-scenarios/995120)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-scenarios/995120 "2023-12-28T05:13:32Z")
Two weeks left to go and here is where we are at. NFC - 4 teams clinched & 7 teams competing for 3 spots. Unless something really wacky happens the wild cards will be three of these teams Tampa Bay 8-7 Los Angeles Ra… --- ## [Do you use a VPN? How often?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-vpn-how-often/995164)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-vpn-how-often/995164 "2023-12-28T05:00:45Z")
Do you use a VPN? poll I’m only referring to legitimate VPN use. Nothing shady. I occasionally used the freebie that comes with Kaspersky anti-virus. It’s limited to 300MB a day. I bought a 2 year subscription with PI… --- ## [Is this usage correct? "Same Old (sic) Lang Syne."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-usage-correct-same-old-sic-lang-syne/994947)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2023, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-usage-correct-same-old-sic-lang-syne/994947 "2023-12-27T22:48:01Z")
Typically, “sic” is used in print to denote that an error is being shown as it originally was written. In this case, “Same Old Lang Syne” is the actual name of a Dan Fogelberg song instead of “Same Auld Lang Syne.” If … --- ## [Back to the Future- Marty wakes to a new future - question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-future-marty-wakes-to-a-new-future-question/995115)
**Author:** [@SpicyDuckBillyHunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpicyDuckBillyHunt)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-future-marty-wakes-to-a-new-future-question/995115 "2023-12-27T22:11:50Z")
At the ending of Back to the Future, Marty says he’s not going to the lake as the car is ‘wrecked’. All tha family react as if he’s taking about the BMW. They rush out and see it is fine. But they know Marty has the Toy… --- ## [Our dysfunctional congress neatly summed up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-dysfunctional-congress-neatly-summed-up/995172)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2023, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-dysfunctional-congress-neatly-summed-up/995172 "2023-12-27T22:02:52Z")
I saw the article (below) and thought it should be shared. It highlights how congress has been close to worthless this year. It’s actually scary…there just doesn’t seem to be anyone steering the ship. I’m not sure w… --- ## [What is this wormy thing I found in my house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-wormy-thing-i-found-in-my-house/995051)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2023, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-wormy-thing-i-found-in-my-house/995051 "2023-12-27T21:30:45Z")
Found this crawling about a downstairs hallway this morning. I thought it was an ew! rat turd or something, then it moved! Deep brown color, tan underneath. Very slow mover, hard to even tell it’s alive. What is this thi… --- ## [Abstaining from alcohol and cannabis before surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abstaining-from-alcohol-and-cannabis-before-surgery/995089)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2023, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abstaining-from-alcohol-and-cannabis-before-surgery/995089 "2023-12-27T21:22:17Z")
My husband is scheduled for surgery to repair a hernia in about a month. He’s already had the pre-surgical appointment. At the appointment he was given the usual pre-surgery instructions. The nurse had handwritten on … --- ## [Anybody who’s on the fence about Biden, or think he’s “lost a step” mentally should listen to this interview](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-who-s-on-the-fence-about-biden-or-think-he-s-lost-a-step-mentally-should-listen-to-this-interview/995049)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2023, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-who-s-on-the-fence-about-biden-or-think-he-s-lost-a-step-mentally-should-listen-to-this-interview/995049 "2023-12-27T20:58:28Z")
And that interview is a recent episode of the “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast. I have to admit, I was a little nervous at first to listen to it; I’ve been so inundated with depictions in the media of Biden being … --- ## [Who made and sold the first candy bar nationwide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-made-and-sold-the-first-candy-bar-nationwide/995127)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2023, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-made-and-sold-the-first-candy-bar-nationwide/995127 "2023-12-27T20:52:57Z")
Is there an accepted first candy bar that sold nationwide? My life long favorite is Baby Ruth. Created in 1920. The history of the name alternates between President Grover Cleveland’s daughter Ruth and the baseball pla… --- ## [Movies that are "remakes" but with different titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-remakes-but-with-different-titles/991894)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-remakes-but-with-different-titles/991894 "2023-12-27T20:45:59Z")
His Girl Friday is a remake of The Front Page. My Fair Lady and High Society are musical remakes of Pygmalion and The Philadelphia Story, respectively. What are some other examples? --- ## [A Good Imitation of You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-imitation-of-you/995144)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-imitation-of-you/995144 "2023-12-27T18:32:28Z")
If you were famous, do you think comedians and impressionists could to a decent impression of you? I mean if you were a famous actor, or news figure, or something where people in general hear your voice on the regular. I… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=662) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=664)