# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=920&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 921 --- ## [What's going on with the switch to electric everything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-the-switch-to-electric-everything/978168)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2023, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-the-switch-to-electric-everything/978168 "2023-01-16T13:54:34Z")
I hear that NY wants to ban gas home appliances including gas stoves and dryers. Recently gas stoves have been questioned about causing health problems, but I am at a loss of banning gas dryers, so I’ll make that my pos… --- ## [Housecat behavior question -- no longer using the litter box](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/housecat-behavior-question-no-longer-using-the-litter-box/978070)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2023, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/housecat-behavior-question-no-longer-using-the-litter-box/978070 "2023-01-16T10:02:08Z")
We have three cats: two females that were born July 2021 and that we acquired as kittens in September 2021. Both are spayed and have had all vaccines/boosters. They were litter box trained before we got them. We also ha… --- ## [The Master (2012 film) -- Open Spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-master-2012-film-open-spoilers/635574)
**Author:** [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2023, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-master-2012-film-open-spoilers/635574 "2023-01-16T09:58:25Z")
I’m surprised there isn’t a thread on this movie yet. Anyway, the rest of the OP in the next post, to avoid hover spoilers. --- ## [The Mayfair Witches (AMC series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mayfair-witches-amc-series/977955)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2023, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mayfair-witches-amc-series/977955 "2023-01-16T09:54:16Z")
Just finished watching the first episode of the second series in AMC’s Anne Rice universe and I’m pretty hooked in so far. I was concerned when I first heard they’d be adapting these books, since they’re pretty problemat… --- ## [What is the name of this song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-song/978290)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2023, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-song/978290 "2023-01-16T04:05:59Z")
One neat thing about the radio in my car is that it will display the song titles and band names of whatever is being played at that moment. I recently heard this song again for the first time in many years and learned t… --- ## [Formula 1 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2022/961292)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 272\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2022/961292 "2023-01-16T01:07:06Z")
Interesting news out of Las Vegas about a potential race. Anyway, here’s a 2022 thread as Bahrain testing begins. --- ## [What actor has portrayed the death of the same character the most times? (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actor-has-portrayed-the-death-of-the-same-character-the-most-times-spoilers/978125)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2023, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actor-has-portrayed-the-death-of-the-same-character-the-most-times-spoilers/978125 "2023-01-16T01:06:46Z")
I am just pointing out that unless we are nitpicking about multiverses, Patrick Stewart holds the record in my mine. We have seen him die as Charles Xavier three times: He dies in X-men 3 He dies in Logan He dies in D… --- ## [Songs that appear to borrow phrases from each other](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-appear-to-borrow-phrases-from-each-other/978285)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2023, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-appear-to-borrow-phrases-from-each-other/978285 "2023-01-16T00:19:45Z")
It’s no secret that there are a lot of songs that borrow from previous ones. A well-documented example is “Hatikvah”, the national anthem of Israel. It is a variation of a song that goes back at least to the Renaissance,… --- ## [What is the historical origin of the US debt ceiling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-historical-origin-of-the-us-debt-ceiling/978284)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-historical-origin-of-the-us-debt-ceiling/978284 "2023-01-15T22:44:23Z")
I appreciate that there’s a lot of politics about the debt ceiling, but I’m hoping we can keep this as a factual issue: When did the debt ceiling get created, and what was its purpose at that time? --- ## [Internet Searches You Regret](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-searches-you-regret/978117)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-searches-you-regret/978117 "2023-01-15T20:01:44Z")
Over in this thread, the topic of an alleged murderer who supposedly Googled how to get away with it came up, and we’re talking about internet searches we’ve made that we regret. I feel like the thread is being hijacked,… --- ## [Actress portrays her moods and thoughts in very funny Skits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-portrays-her-moods-and-thoughts-in-very-funny-skits/978247)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2023, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-portrays-her-moods-and-thoughts-in-very-funny-skits/978247 "2023-01-15T18:42:26Z")
Hayley Morris is so funny and creative. I think she’s had theatre training. These skits were posted during lockdown. I guess it was her way to pass the time. Hayley has such a vivid and hilarious imagination. The costum… --- ## [What's The Motivation For YouTubers To Produce Shorts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-motivation-for-youtubers-to-produce-shorts/978217)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2023, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-motivation-for-youtubers-to-produce-shorts/978217 "2023-01-15T18:26:14Z")
I understand why YouTube is pushing for this kind of content – more ads with less minutes devoted to content. Profit! But what is the benefit to the YouTubers themselves? Of the hundred or so I subscribe to, about half s… --- ## [Strange Collections people have](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-collections-people-have/976464)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2023, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-collections-people-have/976464 "2023-01-15T17:37:33Z")
A friend invited us over this past weekend for a holiday open house. They moved in a few months ago and so it was a combined housewarming/holiday get together. On the invitation it said, “come see our nutcrackers, we h… --- ## [Jeff Beck RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeff-beck-rip/978061)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2023, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeff-beck-rip/978061 "2023-01-15T17:35:11Z")
Jeff Beck, legendary rock guitarist and musician, dead at 78 :pensive: Another of the old gods gone. Thanks for the great music, Jeff. --- ## [Secrets from pets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secrets-from-pets/976942)
**Author:** [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secrets-from-pets/976942 "2023-01-15T16:58:33Z")
So a few years ago, my wife received a modest inheritance, and she used it to buy a small vacation house. It’s about an 11 hour drive from our home, and she will use it several times a year, and I will go once or twice a… --- ## [The Menu (No Real Spoilers in the OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-menu-no-real-spoilers-in-the-op/977951)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2023, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-menu-no-real-spoilers-in-the-op/977951 "2023-01-15T13:16:27Z")
This is already on HBO Max so I watched it. I don’t want to give any spoilers but I liked it. I will say, I don’t think it’s a movie that is meant to be taken literally and is more about evoking a feeling. Also if you li… --- ## [How come Iggy Pop is that fit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-iggy-pop-is-that-fit/560611)
**Author:** [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2023, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-iggy-pop-is-that-fit/560611 "2023-01-15T10:19:50Z")
Just happened on a vid of Iggy Pop half naked on stage. I of course had seen him many times in that state (or naked), but here , with the lighting, it was really striking. This guy has an incedible body, not muscular ugl… --- ## [Does the insanity defense ever work in one of the ways used in Law & Order?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-insanity-defense-ever-work-in-one-of-the-ways-used-in-law-order/978075)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2023, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-insanity-defense-ever-work-in-one-of-the-ways-used-in-law-order/978075 "2023-01-15T06:17:38Z")
Inspired by the thread on the movie / TV characters who might actually be villains. One of the ways that the insanity defense is frequently used on L&O seems to go like this. Bad Guy kills or rapes someone. They are s… --- ## [Mel Brooks’ History of the World, Part 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-brooks-history-of-the-world-part-2/952710)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2023, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-brooks-history-of-the-world-part-2/952710 "2023-01-15T04:30:46Z")
:smiley: :rofl: :joy: I have seen Part 1 more than I’ve seen any other movie; it is comedy genius from start to finish. I am very happy to see Mr. Brooks’ return to comedy! --- ## [The Pale Blue Eye on Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pale-blue-eye-on-netflix/978231)
**Author:** [@Hermione1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermione1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2023, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pale-blue-eye-on-netflix/978231 "2023-01-15T04:05:54Z")
I watched this last night with a fellow history-and-lit geek. (She’d read the Louis Bayard novel it was based on; I hadn’t. It had been a while for her so she didn’t remember all the details.) I liked it overall, though… --- ## [NOW what's up with Facebook? {‘slideshow’ mode?}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-whats-up-with-facebook-slideshow-mode/978216)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2023, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-whats-up-with-facebook-slideshow-mode/978216 "2023-01-15T02:38:21Z")
Recently, facebook has been doing something annoying; and it’s especially bad this morning. As I scroll through the page, it suddenly goes into some sort of ‘slideshow’ mode. If something looks interesting, I can’t rea… --- ## [Game Identification Help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-identification-help/978019)
**Author:** [@Bashorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bashorian)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2023, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-identification-help/978019 "2023-01-15T02:23:30Z")
This was a text-based RPG that I played in the late 80s, early 90s. I dont remember the title, but I have some vague memories of the game content. I think it was set in England in a large old house with lots of rooms. T… --- ## [Please identify this novel for me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-this-novel-for-me/978241)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2023, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-this-novel-for-me/978241 "2023-01-15T00:55:41Z")
I read it back in the '80s, I think. It’s set in Vietnam, and there’s a black GI whose nickname is Chigger or Chigro or Chegro. As I recall, he meets a particularly grisly end. I’m pretty sure it’s not Going after Cac… --- ## [Rewarding father/daughter activities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewarding-father-daughter-activities/978112)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2023, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewarding-father-daughter-activities/978112 "2023-01-14T23:58:56Z")
I have a 12 year old girl who loves to read (particularly Warriors or Wings of Fire- think Game of Thrones for anthropomorphized cats or dragons), loves actual dogs and cats, drawing, downhill skiing, and watching YouTub… --- ## [Shows that have one WTF? Episode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-have-one-wtf-episode/939754)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 271\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2023, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-have-one-wtf-episode/939754 "2023-01-14T23:18:02Z")
My wife has been watching a show called Murdoch Mysteries as background noise. It’s a long running medical/police procedural from Canada set at the turn of the century (20th century). Most episodes are murders and stori… --- ## [How do you "delete a post"? {Posters cannot}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-delete-a-post-posters-cannot/956284)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2023, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-delete-a-post-posters-cannot/956284 "2023-01-14T22:06:21Z")
I’ve seen this now and then: “this post deleted by poster” How do you do that? --- ## [Advice on purchasing a game cam, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-purchasing-a-game-cam-please/977089)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2023, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-purchasing-a-game-cam-please/977089 "2023-01-14T21:22:53Z")
I’m sure there have been other discussions but I wasn’t able to find the right search words. Not to mention that tech keeps changing… So, I feed the birds. I am an old woman with bad eyes so I have birds on the feeders … --- ## [NFL 2022: Week Eighteen Wheeler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-eighteen-wheeler/977724)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2023, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-eighteen-wheeler/977724 "2023-01-14T19:49:28Z")
It’s an odd week in the NFL after watching someone (nearly) die on the field. I’m certainly not feeling it like usual, and I can’t imagine the teams are. I expect the NFL hype machine to have plenty of performative recog… --- ## [Peyton Hillis former NFL player off ventilator and recovering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peyton-hillis-former-nfl-player-off-ventilator-and-recovering/978140)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2023, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peyton-hillis-former-nfl-player-off-ventilator-and-recovering/978140 "2023-01-14T19:16:04Z")
Peyton saved his two children from drowning on Jan. 5 in Pensacola Beach, Florida. Kids are fine but Peyton had to be airlifted to a hospital. He’s a former Razorback fullback and played for Denver and other teams befo… --- ## [NYT crosswords after Wednesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-crosswords-after-wednesday/971677)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-crosswords-after-wednesday/971677 "2023-01-14T17:47:52Z")
I’ve been gradually working my way into more and more difficult crosswords. Went through an entire batch of the Wednesday repeats. Moving on to Thursday. THEY SUCK! I don’t mind the hard words or the hard clues - the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=919&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=921&state=watching)