# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=926&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 927 --- ## [The 49ers defense looks AWESOME! (‘85 Bears?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-49ers-defense-looks-awesome-85-bears/976630)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-49ers-defense-looks-awesome-85-bears/976630 "2023-01-08T05:35:15Z")
The 49ers defense looks AWESOME. Dare I say, as dominant as the 1985 Chicago Bears defense? 1985 and 2022 are completely different eras. The game’s rules are dramatically different. Today’s offenses are much more wide o… --- ## [Can someone help me find this monologue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-find-this-monologue/204482)
**Author:** [@dakravel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dakravel)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-find-this-monologue/204482 "2023-01-08T04:41:05Z")
I need to find this monologue from Lonely Planet by Steven Dietz, hopefully someone has heard of it. It’s the monologue where Carl is talking to Jody about having been a tabloid writer and about a story in which a woman… --- ## [Does anyone else here suffer from....."Sports Existentialism?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-here-suffer-from-sports-existentialism/975507)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-here-suffer-from-sports-existentialism/975507 "2023-01-07T23:46:50Z")
This will be a weird thread. I honestly am not sure whether this thread belongs in Game Room, IMHO, Great Debates or elsewhere. It’s like a mix of sports and philosophy. On the one hand, I love sports. Always loved them… --- ## [How does someone like Bryan Kohlberger manager to earn further degrees given his behavior?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-someone-like-bryan-kohlberger-manager-to-earn-further-degrees-given-his-behavior/977581)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-someone-like-bryan-kohlberger-manager-to-earn-further-degrees-given-his-behavior/977581 "2023-01-07T22:58:52Z")
How does someone like Bryan Kohlberger manager to earn further degrees given his known unsocialible behavior? If fellow students knew about his behavior, so did the faculty. Typically when BA students apply for a Master… --- ## [Can your appetite reset?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-your-appetite-reset/977802)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-your-appetite-reset/977802 "2023-01-07T22:49:46Z")
I am in the habit of eating randomly through the day. I’m not hungry, but I feel like I should eat a small bit for the heck of it. Last weekend I spent somewhere and ate much less often… Now, this morning I had a peanu… --- ## [Risks of using a car jack incorrectly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risks-of-using-a-car-jack-incorrectly/977835)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risks-of-using-a-car-jack-incorrectly/977835 "2023-01-07T22:32:58Z")
Long ago, as a green undergrad, I decided to take my car out after a heavy snow – simply to see what it was like to drive in bad winter conditions, as I had never driven in snow before.I didn’t get far. Turns out, our pa… --- ## [If you're a dad, and your 5yo daughter needs to use the restroom in public. Which restroom you going to use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-a-dad-and-your-5yo-daughter-needs-to-use-the-restroom-in-public-which-restroom-you-going-to-use/975629)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-a-dad-and-your-5yo-daughter-needs-to-use-the-restroom-in-public-which-restroom-you-going-to-use/975629 "2023-01-07T22:32:36Z")
A question I stole from Tiktok. Thought I’d ask it here and see what the older folks think. --- ## [A Question for Apple watch users](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-apple-watch-users/977849)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-apple-watch-users/977849 "2023-01-07T22:01:01Z")
Everytime I put the phone on or off the charger I get this message on my watch, verbatim: Shortcuts When IPhone is connected or dis- connected from power Open App, Choose from Menu, One, Two,End Menu, Choose fro… --- ## [Grolsch Beer Bottle Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grolsch-beer-bottle-questions/792277)
**Author:** [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grolsch-beer-bottle-questions/792277 "2023-01-07T21:54:41Z")
TL;DR Does anyone know when the Grolsch Brewery in Holland started exporting their beer to the US in green flip-top bottles (instead of amber flip-top)? Did they change the flip-top from ceramic to plastic at the same … --- ## [War Buffs: Comment on this video's accuracy \[last battle of the Bismark\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-buffs-comment-on-this-videos-accuracy-last-battle-of-the-bismark/977786)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-buffs-comment-on-this-videos-accuracy-last-battle-of-the-bismark/977786 "2023-01-07T21:38:34Z")
Someone pointed me at this really cool video today. I’m particularly curious about the conveyor mechanisms used for loading the artillery shells, but the I have a feeling there are lots of little details pr… --- ## [House Speaker Contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 2017\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770 "2023-01-07T21:10:48Z")
This has been discussed in the midterms thread but really is better placed as a thread of its own. The “Freedom Caucus” is more than capable refusing support unless they get what they want. OTOH there have got to be a … --- ## [Question about posting in "Six-year-old shoots teacher in Virginia"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-posting-in-six-year-old-shoots-teacher-in-virginia/977851)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-posting-in-six-year-old-shoots-teacher-in-virginia/977851 "2023-01-07T20:34:18Z")
I have absolutely no idea where this should go as it’s a question I have about something @Lumpy said and the thread was closed before I had a chance to ask. So, no snark intended at all, but @Lumpy, what were you saying … --- ## [How to open this flashlight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-open-this-flashlight/977845)
**Author:** [@smokey78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smokey78)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-open-this-flashlight/977845 "2023-01-07T19:16:28Z")
I got a blacklight flashlight at WallyMart with no instructions on package… I’ve twisted both ways and nothing opens out. Not even sure it has a lid? It needs batteries. Anyone have any ideas? The screw on top I can’… --- ## [Octopus here's your own thread to shit all over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octopus-heres-your-own-thread-to-shit-all-over/815550)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 1345\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octopus-heres-your-own-thread-to-shit-all-over/815550 "2023-01-07T18:30:37Z")
Octopus is very, very good at his occupation. He trolls relentlessly until the entire thread is about him, then he whines about how mean people are, and won’t someone think of the children. I am fully sympathetic to the… --- ## [People Putting on Weight when They're in a Relationship - Fact or Fiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-putting-on-weight-when-theyre-in-a-relationship-fact-or-fiction/977644)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-putting-on-weight-when-theyre-in-a-relationship-fact-or-fiction/977644 "2023-01-07T17:42:18Z")
For decades, I’ve heard that people start putting on weight shortly after the start of a new relationship. It’s mostly said of men but I’ve recently come across an article that described the same phenomenon for women. I… --- ## [Clubber Lang vs Ivan Drago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clubber-lang-vs-ivan-drago/649586)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clubber-lang-vs-ivan-drago/649586 "2023-01-07T16:59:26Z")
I happen to think the answer is obvious, but I’d be interested to see any possible dissent. Incidentally, I’m placing this in Cafe Society because it deals with fictional boxers- but if the mods want it in The Game Room… --- ## [Anal beads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-beads/977795)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-beads/977795 "2023-01-07T16:49:31Z")
I don’t know if this question has been answered before, but here goes. Back in Sept, it was discussed here about the chess scandal here in St Louis, but is it actually possible for a computer inside anal beads to transmi… --- ## [School traveling media presentation from the 80s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-traveling-media-presentation-from-the-80s/977694)
**Author:** [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-traveling-media-presentation-from-the-80s/977694 "2023-01-07T16:16:46Z")
No one I mention this to seems to remember it, but sometime after 1982 in high school we had an assembly to watch a traveling presentation. There were I believe 3 screens and the video would go from screen to screen then… --- ## [Six-year-old shoots teacher in Virginia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-year-old-shoots-teacher-in-virginia/977806)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-year-old-shoots-teacher-in-virginia/977806 "2023-01-07T13:58:48Z")
Teacher last reported in critical condition after being shot by one of her students in the first grade. I have no words. Except maybe to say, only in America could a six-year-old child so quickly absorb the elements of… --- ## [My wife's dog hates me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wifes-dog-hates-me/977180)
**Author:** [@Mortimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mortimus)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wifes-dog-hates-me/977180 "2023-01-07T12:51:42Z")
I’m sorry if this is a repeat, I recently posted on the topic before but couldn’t find it so here I go again. About four years ago my SIL got a 2 month old rescue to be her “shop” dog, the idea being to be a mascot of s… --- ## [How often does your home internet service provider kick you off the internet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-does-your-home-internet-service-provider-kick-you-off-the-internet/977603)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-does-your-home-internet-service-provider-kick-you-off-the-internet/977603 "2023-01-07T09:09:29Z")
When I had a wired connection with AT&T, it might happen once every other month or so. Now that I have a T-Mobile wireless Gateway, it happens just about every day, sometimes twice in a day. I talked to a friend yesterda… --- ## [Opinion on rent charge for short term guest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-on-rent-charge-for-short-term-guest/977457)
**Author:** [@LittleFox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LittleFox)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-on-rent-charge-for-short-term-guest/977457 "2023-01-07T08:35:23Z")
So I’ll try to keep this short. Due to a difficult situation, my girlfriend and I had to move out immediately. Her friend offered to let us stay with her and her two kids, as long as needed and no mentioned charge for d… --- ## [Tell Me About Your Dual Monitor Setup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-dual-monitor-setup/977796)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-dual-monitor-setup/977796 "2023-01-07T06:34:09Z")
I’m thinking of taking the plunge. My new job is too crazy to fit on one screen. But I’ve been trying to be more thoughtful about my purchases lately, and want to really think it through. I would use the second monitor … --- ## [Jerry O'Connell as Herman Munster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-oconnell-as-herman-munster/977798)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-oconnell-as-herman-munster/977798 "2023-01-07T05:20:20Z")
The Wednesday thread reminded me of a Munster remake (?) with O’Connell as Herman. Did I dream it? I can’t find anything about it. --- ## [Family of 8 shot dead in Utah home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-of-8-shot-dead-in-utah-home/977709)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-of-8-shot-dead-in-utah-home/977709 "2023-01-07T04:54:32Z")
Here is the Reuters story as it is breaking. “We don’t know why this happened. We’re not going to guess,” the city manager said. The victims include 5 minors. --- ## [Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade (No longer a draft as of 06-24-2022.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-has-overturned-roe-v-wade-no-longer-a-draft-as-of-06-24-2022/963862)
**Author:** [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\ **Replies:** 1605\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-has-overturned-roe-v-wade-no-longer-a-draft-as-of-06-24-2022/963862 "2023-01-07T03:29:59Z")
I believe this is without precedent, for a draft opinion to release before publication, and until publication it is not the official opinion of the court. However, that being said, reliable journalism is circulating the … --- ## [How many bones do you need for stock? (e.g. chicken or beef stock)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bones-do-you-need-for-stock-e-g-chicken-or-beef-stock/977735)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bones-do-you-need-for-stock-e-g-chicken-or-beef-stock/977735 "2023-01-07T01:25:01Z")
I often see recipes that tell you to keep some scraps from your chicken or turkey or beef to use to make stock. But, when I cook I do not have that many scraps. Maybe some wing tips. Maybe some fat from beef and a few… --- ## [I lost my Aunt last night. Almost two years after I lost my Uncle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-aunt-last-night-almost-two-years-after-i-lost-my-uncle/977729)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-aunt-last-night-almost-two-years-after-i-lost-my-uncle/977729 "2023-01-07T00:55:00Z")
I apologize if I was short with anyone today. I am trying to process this. My Uncle’s wife took her life yesterday. Almost 2 years after my Uncle had passed. She was not in great health, she was mostly blind and did a v… --- ## [Could the minority party elect a Speaker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-minority-party-elect-a-speaker/977687)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-minority-party-elect-a-speaker/977687 "2023-01-07T00:24:02Z")
The Speaker is elected by members-elect; the constitution says nothing about parties. If the majority party is splintered, couldn’t the minority party easily have enough votes, more than either faction of the majority, t… --- ## [To what degree will having recorded audio hinder the evolution of language?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-degree-will-having-recorded-audio-hinder-the-evolution-of-language/977767)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-degree-will-having-recorded-audio-hinder-the-evolution-of-language/977767 "2023-01-06T22:48:55Z")
My latest shower thoughts that I must share. I don’t know how many of you studied the Canterbury Tales in Middle English(1400), but it might as well be Latin for all the ability of the average person to understand it. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=925&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=927&state=tracking)