# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=665 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 666 --- ## [What are your feelings on viewing terrible images of war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-feelings-on-viewing-terrible-images-of-war/994332)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2023, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-feelings-on-viewing-terrible-images-of-war/994332 "2023-12-25T19:48:40Z")
I’ve seen some terrible images of war, thankfully just online or on the television. I don’t seek them out, but if I come across one, I force myself to watch or look at the image or video. Except for the audio from the U… --- ## [What terms should I use for internet artists who are unpaid without negative implications of amateur?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-terms-should-i-use-for-internet-artists-who-are-unpaid-without-negative-implications-of-amateur/994996)
**Author:** [@Amber13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber13)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-terms-should-i-use-for-internet-artists-who-are-unpaid-without-negative-implications-of-amateur/994996 "2023-12-25T18:57:12Z")
What terms should I use for internet artists who are unpaid or get paid a little but not their main source of income without implications of being unskillful on the word ‘‘amateur’’? , I’m referring to the source of inco… --- ## [Marty (1955)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marty-1955/994211)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2023, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marty-1955/994211 "2023-12-25T18:13:51Z")
Watching Marty (1955) on TCMHD. We really love this movie. Before Mrs. L.A., I could relate to Ernest Borgnine’s character (‘Ma, sooner or later, there comes a point in a man’s life when he’s gotta face some facts. And… --- ## [Any high School or College Wrestlers here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-high-school-or-college-wrestlers-here/995072)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2023, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-high-school-or-college-wrestlers-here/995072 "2023-12-25T18:23:31Z")
I just have some questions about the sport. I know that wrestling involves a lot of technique, but is a lot of the technique built on things we do somewhat instinctively when wrestling? I have watched dogs and cats’ wres… --- ## [Happy Festivus 2023!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-festivus-2023/995044)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-festivus-2023/995044 "2023-12-25T17:47:47Z")
It’s December 23, which means it’s time for the made up holiday that scratches us right where we itch. This thread is a place to share your grievances, recount the blessed story of the first Festivus, let us know of any… --- ## [Movies that are Holiday Movies only to you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-holiday-movies-only-to-you/605777)
**Author:** [@Mrs.Cake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs.Cake)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-holiday-movies-only-to-you/605777 "2023-12-25T15:24:41Z")
There are several movies that have nothing to do with the holidays that have become so traditional at our house that I now consider them holiday movies. Arsenic & Old Lace - I first saw this one Christmas Eve about 25 y… --- ## [Trump's denigrations of the military](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-denigrations-of-the-military/991683)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2023, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-denigrations-of-the-military/991683 "2023-12-25T10:44:31Z")
How many of the top brass do you suppose support Trump, even after everything he’s said about the military (executing Milley, “generals are dumb,” dead soldiers are losers, etc)? Instinctively, I’d say “Very few” but af… --- ## [Which are you cooking for the holiday meal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-are-you-cooking-for-the-holiday-meal/995069)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2023, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-are-you-cooking-for-the-holiday-meal/995069 "2023-12-25T05:18:06Z")
Stuffing or dressing? We do dressing. I won’t bore you with the not-so-special recipe for cornbread dressing we make. Just know it must be like Aunt Edna made or there will be adverse reactions from the peanut gallery. … --- ## [(Old) Winter Solstice MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-winter-solstice-mmp/994757)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 276\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2023, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-winter-solstice-mmp/994757 "2023-12-25T04:30:38Z")
Well, it’s not Winter Solstice yet, but it’s this week. It’s 21:20 here on the Left Coast, but it’s 00:20 on the east; so I guess this is the MMP. One thing about SoCal was that Winter wasn’t very wintery. Thinking of… --- ## [What are your favorite songs that begin with the letter T? See rules in OP (Final Poll added)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-t-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994171)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2023, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-t-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/994171 "2023-12-25T02:40:49Z")
Rules : Submissions are limited to 5 per person. Please do not post title suggestions or comments on alternative titles. This takes a little of the fun out of the process. It is ok, after the polls are posted, to name… --- ## [Overrated food and drink (brands)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overrated-food-and-drink-brands/991515)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 408\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2023, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overrated-food-and-drink-brands/991515 "2023-12-25T02:36:13Z")
It was probably a mystique and availability. Yep. People wants whats they can’t has. Most people I know, including myself, were like “What the hell is so special about this pig slop” the first time we got our hands … --- ## [Why would gays choose to be Catholic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-gays-choose-to-be-catholic/994826)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2023, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-gays-choose-to-be-catholic/994826 "2023-12-25T02:08:02Z")
The RC church recently announced that gay couples could be blessed, tho not married. I was raised Roman Catholic, but have been Atheist since grade school. I do not understand why someone who believes in Christ would f… --- ## [Alterna-Thanksgiving: Bosda Di'Chi's Irish Stew Recipe From Hell Deluxe.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alterna-thanksgiving-bosda-dichis-irish-stew-recipe-from-hell-deluxe/381460)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2023, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alterna-thanksgiving-bosda-dichis-irish-stew-recipe-from-hell-deluxe/381460 "2023-12-25T00:03:53Z")
\*\*This Post Inspired by Jonathan Swift’s " A Modest Proposal". Therefore, it’s Literary. So there! And BTW: I’m of Irish Descent Myself.\*\* I’m making Bosda’s Irish Stew Deluxe for dinner tonight. If you want some, pay… --- ## [New Monk movie premieres Friday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-monk-movie-premieres-friday/994203)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2023, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-monk-movie-premieres-friday/994203 "2023-12-24T23:24:15Z")
Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie They got most of the Monk cast back together. Jason Gray-Stanford had a heart transplant in Nov, 2020. I’m very happy to see him working again. I’m looking forward to revisting my ol… --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #13 - Dec 2023 - “Cosy”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-13-dec-2023-cosy/994205)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2023, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-13-dec-2023-cosy/994205 "2023-12-24T23:08:48Z")
This is the monthly thread for December 2023. The topic this month is “Cosy”, chosen by @BetsQ Please note: The general rules for the competition are here. One entry per person per month. To make the photos easier… --- ## [1 year old Kodak 8mm film digitizer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-year-old-kodak-8mm-film-digitizer/995056)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-year-old-kodak-8mm-film-digitizer/995056 "2023-12-24T21:43:41Z")
Well… I’m cleaning out my deceased mothers house. Doing good. I’m really donating anything and everything (except the house :slight\_smile: ) I have a 1 year old Kodak 8mm film digitizer. Nobody that I can find wants it… --- ## [It's a LONE holiday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-lone-holiday/995032)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2023, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-lone-holiday/995032 "2023-12-24T20:20:14Z")
My Asian wife bought some cute little Xmas trees , each atop a wrapped present. On each box is a single letter. She has been decorating the living room and asked me, “What does L,O, N, E mean?” --- ## [Bad bad bad- Against my better judgement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-against-my-better-judgement/995017)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2023, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-against-my-better-judgement/995017 "2023-12-24T20:15:18Z")
After my dialysis Ivy insisted we go to Walmart. I said “No no no, we really don’t wanna do that.” But she kept on. It’ll be fun, she said. You’ll like it, she said. I knew better. I had trepidation in my little non-j… --- ## [Do we know or have some idea of how much it costs to run the sdmb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-know-or-have-some-idea-of-how-much-it-costs-to-run-the-sdmb/995036)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-know-or-have-some-idea-of-how-much-it-costs-to-run-the-sdmb/995036 "2023-12-24T17:33:37Z")
ok the last time this was asked was 20 years ago and just about everything here has changed … i mean since were part of a not-for-profit media company these days velocitys question about ownership prompted me to ask f… --- ## [What kind of junk food do you have access to right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-junk-food-do-you-have-access-to-right-now/994621)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-junk-food-do-you-have-access-to-right-now/994621 "2023-12-24T17:01:44Z")
Define junk any way you like. I have Kraft Mac & Cheese (probably expired since I never get a chance to eat it). A box of assorted Ferrero Rocher someone gave us for Christmas. Half a bag of tortilla chips left over fr… --- ## [Our "lizard brain"--any factual basis to this phrase?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-lizard-brain-any-factual-basis-to-this-phrase/994946)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-lizard-brain-any-factual-basis-to-this-phrase/994946 "2023-12-24T17:00:17Z")
I frequently hear primitive human brain functions referred to as our “lizard brain.” I’m not sure who used said this, but is this is just baseless hyperbole? How far back do you have to go before lizards and homo sapiens… --- ## [After School Satan Clubs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-school-satan-clubs/761416)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-school-satan-clubs/761416 "2023-12-24T16:26:31Z")
Forgive me if someone has already posted about this – I can’t get the SDMB search function to work. As I understand it, a court decision has recently enabled a hardcore fire and brimstone type of Christian group to star… --- ## [Need answer fast cheese curds that make your teeth squeak](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-cheese-curds-that-make-your-teeth-squeak/995026)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2023, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-cheese-curds-that-make-your-teeth-squeak/995026 "2023-12-24T15:45:37Z")
My wife is fond some cheese curds that she says make he teeth squeak. Anyone know what brand this is and where I can find it in Austin Tx? --- ## [Loki TV series discussion (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loki-tv-series-discussion-spoilers/931625)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 655\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2023, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loki-tv-series-discussion-spoilers/931625 "2023-12-24T13:22:17Z")
I understand that Marvel are making a 6 episode TV season starring Tom Hiddleston :sunglasses: as the God of Mischief (“Say my name!”). From a trailer, I believe this is a new timeline, created when Loki luckily picks u… --- ## [My neighbourhood pub has finally recovered from covid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbourhood-pub-has-finally-recovered-from-covid/995060)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2023, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbourhood-pub-has-finally-recovered-from-covid/995060 "2023-12-24T11:49:50Z")
It’s an Irish-themed pub. Took a hit from Covid. But I’m sitting here having lunch and the place is packed. The Saturday session musicians are back! There’s step-dancers, specially for Christmas Eve-Eve. The crowd is cla… --- ## [What are you favorite non-religious Christmas songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-favorite-non-religious-christmas-songs/994997)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2023, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-favorite-non-religious-christmas-songs/994997 "2023-12-24T11:16:11Z")
Select as many as you like. poll --- ## [Why did Vito kill Don Fanucci?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-vito-kill-don-fanucci/993791)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2023, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-vito-kill-don-fanucci/993791 "2023-12-24T10:21:15Z")
Yes, spoiler in the title, but “The Godfather Part II” is 49 years old. I don’t quite grasp Vito’s approach to the Don Fanucci problem. Fanucci demands a little tribute from Vito and friends. Vito tells his friends he… --- ## [Are my ancient ancestors considered extinct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-my-ancient-ancestors-considered-extinct/991062)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2023, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-my-ancient-ancestors-considered-extinct/991062 "2023-12-24T08:33:32Z")
If you go back far enough, some of my ancestors are fish. Are the species those fish belong to considered to be an extinct species? On the one hand, nothing that looks like those fish are around today. On the other hand… --- ## [My PC keeps randomly shutting down. Time for a new one I guess?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pc-keeps-randomly-shutting-down-time-for-a-new-one-i-guess/992620)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2023, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pc-keeps-randomly-shutting-down-time-for-a-new-one-i-guess/992620 "2023-12-24T05:48:34Z")
My Windows PC has been randomly shutting down, sometimes multiples times a day, for no obvious reason. It’s not the RAM, it’s not the heat or fans, it’s not any particular software, it’s just dying I guess. To be fair, t… --- ## [Pseudomonas, anyone here had? Tell me about it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pseudomonas-anyone-here-had-tell-me-about-it/995070)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2023, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pseudomonas-anyone-here-had-tell-me-about-it/995070 "2023-12-24T04:30:52Z")
My fella has it, over a week in the ICU. I am getting frightened. Can your abdomen rupture? His belly is 4 times the normal size. The medics are pumping in all kinds of antibiotics. He’s really sick. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=664) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=666)