# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=925&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 926 --- ## [Most UNIQUE Movie You've Seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unique-movie-youve-seen/937211)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2023, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unique-movie-youve-seen/937211 "2023-01-09T21:05:15Z")
And one that’s great, a favorite of yours… Most of the unique movies I’m thinking of are either shitty, or just “good”. “Buffalo '66” is mine. … “The Swimmer” (1968) would be my second choice. I had this conversation e… --- ## [What would the National Guard have done on Jan 6, 2021?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-national-guard-have-done-on-jan-6-2021/977860)
**Author:** [@hat\_trick\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hat_trick_1)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2023, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-national-guard-have-done-on-jan-6-2021/977860 "2023-01-09T20:19:58Z")
I’m reading this article on the National Guard not being called to the Hill on 1/6/21: Trump Politicized the Military. Was That the Real Problem With the Jan. 6 Response? - POLITICO I’m wondering, what sorts of things … --- ## [Weirdest names you've ever heard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-names-youve-ever-heard/915747)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 475\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2023, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-names-youve-ever-heard/915747 "2023-01-09T19:30:59Z")
Sometimes, parents can give their kids the most ridiculous names. My mom was on jury duty, and the defendant’s name was Next. --- ## [Tennis 2022 discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2022-discussion/965460)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2022-discussion/965460 "2023-01-09T17:21:49Z")
French Open is underway and we discussed the Australian Open in another thread. Currently see that Nadal, who I don’t think is fully 100% healthy now, is leading over Djokovic. Realize, they have met in the Quarterfinal… --- ## [Matt Gaetz. Is he an island of one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-is-he-an-island-of-one/977783)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-is-he-an-island-of-one/977783 "2023-01-09T16:59:31Z")
Watching the drama for the House Speaker election and seeing how Gaetz is going about it makes me think he’s a group of one. Sure, the other 19 from the group are being stubborn, and some of them, like Andy Biggs, Laure… --- ## [What do you always have in your fridge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-always-have-in-your-fridge/977790)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-always-have-in-your-fridge/977790 "2023-01-09T15:42:37Z")
This is about what you consider a staple, something you’ll buy more if if you are running low. And only the food staples you keep in your fridge. I guess if you keep batteries it baking soda in the fridge, you can mentio… --- ## [One sink or two?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sink-or-two/977810)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sink-or-two/977810 "2023-01-09T14:37:07Z")
I have an old soapstone sink in my laundry room. The washing machine drains into it, and sometimes i rinse out a litter box in it or something. It’s in poor shape, the drain leaks a little, and everyone who has looked a… --- ## [Other species and anal sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-species-and-anal-sex/469198)
**Author:** [@Jesus\_Harold\_Christ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jesus_Harold_Christ)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-species-and-anal-sex/469198 "2023-01-09T14:15:54Z")
Do other species engage in intraspecies anal sex? --- ## [Speak LOUDER, not closer!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-louder-not-closer/976576)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2023, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-louder-not-closer/976576 "2023-01-09T13:24:18Z")
New pet peeve. A bit of background: I have some hearing loss. How much I do not know. I am working on scheduling a hearing test when work settles down enough I’m able to actually request a particular day off (retail … --- ## [Why do ultra rich actors make commercials?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-ultra-rich-actors-make-commercials/977469)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2023, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-ultra-rich-actors-make-commercials/977469 "2023-01-09T11:27:29Z")
Here in the UK I’ve recently seen commercial by Miley Cyrus, Chris Hemsworth, Judy Dench, and Benedict Cumberbatch. Each of these people is already extremely wealthy. Why do they bother with commercials? I understand th… --- ## [Translate These Two Non-American English Phrases, Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-these-two-non-american-english-phrases-please/977792)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2023, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-these-two-non-american-english-phrases-please/977792 "2023-01-09T06:33:05Z")
On a British TV show I watch, a woman said, of a houseguest, that she was “on the row” and would thus be disinterested in many activities. I know that a row is King’s English for a quarrell or a fight, so does this mean … --- ## [Well, it's .. sorry, what year is it? MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-its-sorry-what-year-is-it-mmp/977511)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 347\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2023, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-its-sorry-what-year-is-it-mmp/977511 "2023-01-09T04:42:48Z")
Apparently, it is now 2023. We have (somewhat) survived a global pandemic, and are merrily looking forward to a gorgeous year full of hope, the promise of better times … ah, who am I kidding? Most of us have or are curr… --- ## [1/6 insurrectionist running for congress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-6-insurrectionist-running-for-congress/977876)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2023, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-6-insurrectionist-running-for-congress/977876 "2023-01-09T04:12:38Z")
An insurrectionist that served prison time is running for congress. I suppose that now that he has found out that he’s a felon and can’t get a job that the perfect place for him is in congress. Seems about right. --- ## [What common item is most overpriced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-item-is-most-overpriced/976681)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2023, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-item-is-most-overpriced/976681 "2023-01-09T03:00:33Z")
Of course you could buy potato chips on E-Bay which sorta look like The Donald. But what common item is priced ridiculously enough to annoy you or make the venture capitalists and profiteers salivate? --- ## [The Steelers Enter a New Era Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-steelers-enter-a-new-era-thread/971367)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2023, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-steelers-enter-a-new-era-thread/971367 "2023-01-09T02:33:09Z")
I’ve been doing these for 20 years now. When I started it was originally on a lark just to taunt the long-departed Weirddave, who at the time was our biggest Ratbird fan. My son was but an infant, and Ben Roethlisberger … --- ## ["Merry Christmas to those who celebrate"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas-to-those-who-celebrate/977090)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2023, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas-to-those-who-celebrate/977090 "2023-01-09T01:00:34Z")
I’ve seen and heard this a lot this season, and I don’t remember seeing it much in previous years (i.e. not enough for me to notice it). Is this in lieu of saying the blandly all-inclusive “Happy Holidays?” Did its curre… --- ## [Today I'm a real musician](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-im-a-real-musician/977797)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2023, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-im-a-real-musician/977797 "2023-01-09T00:33:42Z")
No, I’m not homeless and sleeping on a friend’s couch. Although I’m sure that’s coming. Nope, I decided to finally put my music up where I can earn money from it. :slight\_smile: I upload my fugue, and my cover of Auld L… --- ## [Convert or cash in paper savings bonds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convert-or-cash-in-paper-savings-bonds/977892)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convert-or-cash-in-paper-savings-bonds/977892 "2023-01-08T23:45:30Z")
I’ve got a small pile of E and EE savings bonds that have all matured. Looking into the redemption process, it seems I can fill out a form, print it out, get my signature certified by a bank or notary because the total … --- ## [Sudden ominous silences on the Internet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-ominous-silences-on-the-internet/977893)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-ominous-silences-on-the-internet/977893 "2023-01-08T23:05:42Z")
Winchell Chung a.k.a. Nyrath the Nearly Wise has not updated his Twitter page in 72 hours. Given his ongoing health issues I’m worried. --- ## [Somebody explain snooker to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-explain-snooker-to-me/977775)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-explain-snooker-to-me/977775 "2023-01-08T22:39:56Z")
I was watching a YouTube video of a guy clearing the table and it was obvious he was playing really well. But I have no idea what the rules of snooker are so I couldn’t really follow what he was doing. Wikipedia didn’t … --- ## [The larynx drop and its role in speech / choking risk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-larynx-drop-and-its-role-in-speech-choking-risk/969175)
**Author:** [@longtry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longtry)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-larynx-drop-and-its-role-in-speech-choking-risk/969175 "2023-01-08T22:35:35Z")
I was having a rather frustrating experience at stackexchange biology, where I asked the same question and got booed out of any proper answers for not ‘doing enough research’. What’s maddening is that from the bits of in… --- ## [What is Dudley holding? {Harry Potter}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-dudley-holding-harry-potter/654671)
**Author:** [@The\_Evil\_Prince\_Zorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Evil_Prince_Zorte)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-dudley-holding-harry-potter/654671 "2023-01-08T21:37:52Z")
When the Dursleys are moving out at the beginning of Deathly Hallows Pt. 1, what is Dudley carrying to the car? --- ## [What would the media label this hypothetical President's "special" friend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-media-label-this-hypothetical-presidents-special-friend/972855)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-media-label-this-hypothetical-presidents-special-friend/972855 "2023-01-08T21:10:43Z")
I know this question seems oddly specific. It’s just that my brain tends to fall sown rabbit holes and this is one of them. A newly elected President has a wife, but the couple also has a third partner we’ll call Jane. … --- ## [Son scammed by his apartment complex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-scammed-by-his-apartment-complex/977256)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-scammed-by-his-apartment-complex/977256 "2023-01-08T20:54:43Z")
When he returned from vacation, my son’s car is gone. He goes to the leasing office where they say, “Oh yeah, we had your car towed.” Seems like these slimebuckets “emailed” the tenants (and I put email in quotes since… --- ## [Great Lakes Smuggling (spoilers for "The Jackal" 1997)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-lakes-smuggling-spoilers-for-the-jackal-1997/977748)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-lakes-smuggling-spoilers-for-the-jackal-1997/977748 "2023-01-08T20:37:36Z")
I’ve been watching older movies from the 80s, 90s and early 00s. And tonight I’m watching “The Jackal” starring Richard Gere and Bruce Willis. During the movie the assassin (The Jackal) has a remoted operated gatling gun… --- ## [Brazil thread moderation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brazil-thread-moderation/977890)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brazil-thread-moderation/977890 "2023-01-08T20:21:19Z")
Putting this comment on moderation in the appropriate forum. I appreciate your keeping the thread on track, but please don’t be overly strict about this. There are some obvious parallels between Bolsonaro and Trump, es… --- ## [The Man in the High Castle, TV show, with spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-in-the-high-castle-tv-show-with-spoilers/738425)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-in-the-high-castle-tv-show-with-spoilers/738425 "2023-01-08T20:03:34Z")
I finished watching The Man in the High Castle last night. I enjoyed it, but there were some things I don’t think I fully caught. Having never read the book, though I have read a lot of Dick’s other works, I’m wondering … --- ## [Opinions on another generation's music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-another-generations-music/977592)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-another-generations-music/977592 "2023-01-08T20:03:11Z")
The day I realized I was officially ‘old’ was the year when I watched the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade and realized I had never even heard of any of the musical artists that participated. Apparently, it’s considered qu… --- ## [Traveling to Kenya](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-to-kenya/977858)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-to-kenya/977858 "2023-01-08T19:52:50Z")
My wife has decided she wants to go on a photo safari to Africa next year. It is going to be led by a well know wildlife photographer that my wife has become friends with over the past couple of years. The trip will be 1… --- ## [What's the oldest pseudoscience or general worldview / belief that is still widely believed / practiced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-pseudoscience-or-general-worldview-belief-that-is-still-widely-believed-practiced/977725)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-pseudoscience-or-general-worldview-belief-that-is-still-widely-believed-practiced/977725 "2023-01-08T19:48:38Z")
I had the Today Show on this morning, as I do most mornings for background, and they had a long segment on astrology with an ‘expert’ astrologist, in which they asked several questions of her, taking her as seriously as … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=924&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=926&state=muted)