# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=913&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 914 --- ## [Sam Smith on SNL - anyone willing to discuss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-smith-on-snl-anyone-willing-to-discuss/978626)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-smith-on-snl-anyone-willing-to-discuss/978626 "2023-01-24T15:03:13Z")
I’ve been vaguely aware of Sam Smith for some time - but only enough to know that I didn’t particularly care for his music. He was on SNL yesterday, and I wondered if any of you might be able to provide some context for… --- ## [Consent in marriage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consent-in-marriage/978425)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consent-in-marriage/978425 "2023-01-24T14:50:27Z")
An offshoot of this thread: Fictosexuals - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board Can a marriage be completed if one side does not clearly communicate consent? --- ## [Tell me you're a woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-youre-a-woman/978625)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-youre-a-woman/978625 "2023-01-24T11:47:56Z")
Tell me you’re a woman without telling me you’re a woman. I just ate an amount of Pillsbury confetti funfetti icing out of the container. --- ## [How Do You Self-Motivate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-self-motivate/978487)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-self-motivate/978487 "2023-01-24T11:40:51Z")
There are always things that are beneficial or need to be done. Cleaning, a hundred chores, going to the gym, work, eating better, resolutions and responsibilities. What things do you most dislike doing? What techniqu… --- ## [Animosity between citizens of countries at war](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animosity-between-citizens-of-countries-at-war/978262)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animosity-between-citizens-of-countries-at-war/978262 "2023-01-24T09:54:57Z")
Seeing Miss Ukraine at the Miss Universe contest made me think. How does she feel sharing the stage with Miss Russia? Yes, Miss Universe is supposed to be about: The Miss Universe Organization exists to advocate for a f… --- ## [I love my hearing aids and happily wear them. I'm the only person I know who does](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-hearing-aids-and-happily-wear-them-im-the-only-person-i-know-who-does/961342)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-hearing-aids-and-happily-wear-them-im-the-only-person-i-know-who-does/961342 "2023-01-24T07:37:26Z")
I’ve worn hearing aids since 2010. When the audiologist first put them in my ears, I was astounded! THIS is what most people are hearing all the time?? The birds, the wind in the trees-- beautiful… but also every HVAC so… --- ## [Health insurance/care frustration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-insurance-care-frustration/978376)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-insurance-care-frustration/978376 "2023-01-24T06:01:52Z")
OK, so I had to go part time in 2022 because of my husband’s Parkinson’s. I needed to be home much more. I opted not sign up for the ACA because I was pretty healthy and only had a couple of years to go. So, as I should … --- ## [Diamond, of conservative commentators Diamond & Silk, appears to have died at 51](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diamond-of-conservative-commentators-diamond-silk-appears-to-have-died-at-51/977949)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diamond-of-conservative-commentators-diamond-silk-appears-to-have-died-at-51/977949 "2023-01-24T05:35:08Z")
I won’t post any links because I’m only seeing them from RWNJ sources, but 51 is way too young. --- ## [Where TF is my wallet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-tf-is-my-wallet/978153)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-tf-is-my-wallet/978153 "2023-01-24T05:33:30Z")
I suppose it could have missed my pocket the last time I used it, but I would have noticed that, right? Guy was behind me and I didn’t say anything. Walked 20 ft to my car. Pockets are not loose. So I get home and im… --- ## [Mushroom jerky recipes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mushroom-jerky-recipes/978675)
**Author:** [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mushroom-jerky-recipes/978675 "2023-01-24T05:06:21Z")
This stuff is the BOMB, if you like jerky. I first encountered it in packages from a local farmer’s market mushroom seller, and decided to try making my own, and it was yum! The basic idea couldn’t be simpler: slice so… --- ## ['Try-hard' songs and albums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-hard-songs-and-albums/978663)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-hard-songs-and-albums/978663 "2023-01-24T02:15:51Z")
I thought of this when the G ‘n’ R song “November Rain” came on the car radio yesterday: how, when they came out with, not a double album, but for some reason two separate simultaneously released albums ‘Use Your Illusio… --- ## [Sortin' thru that pile in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sortin-thru-that-pile-in-the-mmp/978304)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 267\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sortin-thru-that-pile-in-the-mmp/978304 "2023-01-24T00:33:12Z")
Just before starting my usual morning surf, I took all the piled papers that have accumulated on and around my desk and dumped them on the dining room table. Once I’ve finished the requisite reading, I’ll tend to that lo… --- ## [Cats - Dental Work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-dental-work/978460)
**Author:** [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-dental-work/978460 "2023-01-24T00:13:28Z")
My vet keeps pushing dental care for my cat. . . never done that before. The price for feline dental cleaning is a couple thousand dollars. Not something I would usually do. What are some experiences that you guys have… --- ## [Oregon Science Fiction and Fantasy Project](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oregon-science-fiction-and-fantasy-project/978620)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oregon-science-fiction-and-fantasy-project/978620 "2023-01-23T23:44:34Z")
I need to make a list of Oregon science fiction and fantasy authors (both past and current), and science fiction movies and television shows made in and/or based in Oregon. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. --- ## [Disney's "Encanto" (OPEN SPOILERS after first post)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneys-encanto-open-spoilers-after-first-post/956601)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneys-encanto-open-spoilers-after-first-post/956601 "2023-01-23T23:01:43Z")
Disney’s 60th animated motion picture, Encanto, dropped today on Disney+ after being out in theaters for about 30 days. I watched it and it was fantastic. Perhaps my favorite Disney film since Tangled. So let’s talk a… --- ## [Is your best friend an animal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-best-friend-an-animal/978612)
**Author:** [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-best-friend-an-animal/978612 "2023-01-23T22:12:36Z")
I’ve had a few human best friends over the years, but now my best friend is a cat. Can we really form as close a platonic relationship with a pet, as with a human? Yes, I believe we can and often do. Human/pet relations… --- ## [RRR - Tollywood movie on Netflix. Anyone else see this thing yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rrr-tollywood-movie-on-netflix-anyone-else-see-this-thing-yet/966390)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rrr-tollywood-movie-on-netflix-anyone-else-see-this-thing-yet/966390 "2023-01-23T21:53:33Z")
Netflix\* Indian movie and yowza, what a movie. The most expensive movie in Indian movie history and every penny is there on the screen. It has almost everything in it. Insane action sequences, huge dance numbers(well, o… --- ## [Cooking radishes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-radishes/977763)
**Author:** [@WellHelloThere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WellHelloThere)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-radishes/977763 "2023-01-23T21:36:13Z")
I love them raw, but I am curious as to the best method. I imagine they are similar to potatoes, being very starchy root veggies. Anybody here ever cook a radish? --- ## [Inventions we don’t need](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventions-we-don-t-need/975313)
**Author:** [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventions-we-don-t-need/975313 "2023-01-23T20:16:22Z")
I’ve come up with 3, so far. Fentanyl. Sure, it has its benefits. It helped my dad through his las painful hours of life. But it’s just too cheap, and too powerful. Wing suits. The videos are thrilling, but do we reall… --- ## [The psychology behind police techniques: "DO IT NOW!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-psychology-behind-police-techniques-do-it-now/978569)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-psychology-behind-police-techniques-do-it-now/978569 "2023-01-23T17:24:40Z")
Does yelling “DO IT NOW” at a suspect really want to make them do it now? I was driving on an interstate when I passed a police car stopped on the right shoulder. I drove by there about once a week and had never seen an… --- ## [On playing in a cemetery: what are your thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-playing-in-a-cemetery-what-are-your-thoughts/976757)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-playing-in-a-cemetery-what-are-your-thoughts/976757 "2023-01-23T17:12:21Z")
The basic question in tl;dr form is: do you think it’s okay to play (fetch with a dog in this case, but also… anything) in a cemetery, assuming you’re not bothering anyone? Is it disrespectful of the dead? Would you have… --- ## [RIP Lin Brehmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-lin-brehmer/978617)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-lin-brehmer/978617 "2023-01-23T17:08:58Z")
Chicago-area Dopers may be interested that long-time WXRT disk jockey Lin Brehmer has died. He had taken a long break from the station while he was being treated for prostate cancer, but returned recently. Unfortunatel… --- ## [Debt ceiling claims](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debt-ceiling-claims/978274)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debt-ceiling-claims/978274 "2023-01-23T16:05:04Z")
MODS: if this has no factual answer, feel free to move into Politics and Elections or the Pit or the trash can, but I want to see if there is a factual answer first: on what basis is the GOP in the House claiming to be r… --- ## [Unpinning older Straight Dope Columns from the Latest List](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpinning-older-straight-dope-columns-from-the-latest-list/978535)
**Author:** [@Dancer\_Flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dancer_Flight)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpinning-older-straight-dope-columns-from-the-latest-list/978535 "2023-01-23T15:59:07Z")
It’s fantastic that Cecil is back in the saddle again, and it’s nice to be able to go straight to the latest offering of wisdom to the teeming masses. But is it possible to limit the pinned articles to just the latest? … --- ## [Maths question related to circle packing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maths-question-related-to-circle-packing/978576)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maths-question-related-to-circle-packing/978576 "2023-01-23T14:24:56Z")
If you’re expecting this to be an advanced maths question, you’ll be disappointed. It’s almost certainly simple trigonometry, I just seem to be having brain freeze. Start with a circle with radius R, we’ll call this cir… --- ## [I need some 3D design tutorials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-3d-design-tutorials/978422)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-3d-design-tutorials/978422 "2023-01-23T13:44:42Z")
and I need them to aimed at beginners. Like, whatever the 3D version of Hello World is, I need to start there. That’s the TLDR version of this post. To expand a bit. For a few years now, I’ve had a 3D printer that I re… --- ## [Why Chicken instead of Beef Broth for Chili?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-chicken-instead-of-beef-broth-for-chili/978583)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-chicken-instead-of-beef-broth-for-chili/978583 "2023-01-23T13:28:12Z")
I can imagine the advantages of using chicken broth. It could be cheaper and many would feel it’s lighter than beef. But if you’re making a beef dish, why not use beef broth? I’m a bit weird diet-wise in that I eat bee… --- ## [Lascivious Bible Passages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lascivious-bible-passages/978365)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lascivious-bible-passages/978365 "2023-01-23T12:00:21Z")
I know the donkeys and their members in Ezekiel, and the deal with Lot’s daughters in Genesis, and of course there’s the Song of Solomon, but are there any other more or less lascivious passages in the Bible? Things alon… --- ## [I fell on my keister yesterday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fell-on-my-keister-yesterday/978574)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fell-on-my-keister-yesterday/978574 "2023-01-23T10:39:54Z")
Northern Arizona received a lot of snow over the past few days, and I decided to take a trip to the Grand Canyon to get some winter photos. Highway 64 from Williams to Grand Canyon village was plowed but completely snow-… --- ## [Shows with no murder, mayhem or rape](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-with-no-murder-mayhem-or-rape/977128)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-with-no-murder-mayhem-or-rape/977128 "2023-01-23T08:38:44Z")
Recently we got tired of so much violence in the shows we were watching, and decided that - at least for a while - we were going to watch shows with no murder, mayhem or rape. Currently we are enjoying Emily in Paris, a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=912&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=914&state=tracking)