# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=928&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 929 --- ## [NFL 2022: Week Eleventh hour](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-eleventh-hour/975209)
**Author:** [@Borborygmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borborygmi)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-eleventh-hour/975209 "2023-01-06T02:00:13Z")
Hey, I’m supposed to just be a lurker here. You guys are falling down on the job. Although taking on starting this thread affords me the opportunity as an Eagles fan to apologize for my team signing f’ing Ndamukong Suh… --- ## [Who is missing 435th speaker vote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-missing-435th-speaker-vote/977691)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-missing-435th-speaker-vote/977691 "2023-01-05T23:23:50Z")
Been flipping through all the cable news channels, and none of them have explained why there is only 434 votes being cast? Maybe a case of wrong channel at the wrong time. There are 435 US Representatives, but each vot… --- ## [What is the Latin phrase for Imperial Roman authority?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-latin-phrase-for-imperial-roman-authority/977684)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-latin-phrase-for-imperial-roman-authority/977684 "2023-01-05T22:38:12Z")
When Rome set about annexing territory how would they have expressed it legally ? As the imperial Roman authority would have been vested in the emperor would it be something like "legem imperium’.I’ve seen “cum ipse imp… --- ## [For F1 fans - A walkthrough of the MP4/4 by those who made it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-f1-fans-a-walkthrough-of-the-mp4-4-by-those-who-made-it/977547)
**Author:** [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-f1-fans-a-walkthrough-of-the-mp4-4-by-those-who-made-it/977547 "2023-01-05T20:38:15Z")
Anyone with a passing knowledge of F1 will recall the legendary McLaren MP4/4 of 1988. Prost and Senna at the wheel of a piece of cutting edge engineering mastery. 16 races, 15 wins, 15 poles, 10 1-2 finishes. It was a… --- ## [Could the inscription SPQR technically have be borne on any of the four Roman standards or only on the Aqila?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-inscription-spqr-technically-have-be-borne-on-any-of-the-four-roman-standards-or-only-on-the-aqila/977743)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-inscription-spqr-technically-have-be-borne-on-any-of-the-four-roman-standards-or-only-on-the-aqila/977743 "2023-01-05T20:31:46Z")
I haven’t been able to find any artilcles or websites specifying on which ancient Roman standards the inscription SPQR could be used. All of them? Only on the Aqila ? --- ## [Questions about home electrical wiring, hallway light switches and latching relays](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-home-electrical-wiring-hallway-light-switches-and-latching-relays/977596)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-home-electrical-wiring-hallway-light-switches-and-latching-relays/977596 "2023-01-05T20:29:52Z")
I have two hallways in my home. Each of them has a light operated by three remote switches and a latching relay/impulse switch. Here is a picture of the type of relay they use: https://ibb.co/wK2qhmd Here is a picture … --- ## [Parker and Stone apologise for plagerism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parker-and-stone-apologise-for-plagerism/558064)
**Author:** [@Lobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobot)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2010, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parker-and-stone-apologise-for-plagerism/558064 "2010-10-25T13:53:21Z")
…Plagerism of CollegeHumor.com, regarding the Inception parody. Seriously. Their excuse is that they couldn’t find a watchable copy of the film (legal or otherwise) and so instead inferred its content from other parodie… --- ## [Is the word "Welshing" offensive conversation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-word-welshing-offensive-conversation/977549)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-word-welshing-offensive-conversation/977549 "2023-01-05T19:36:46Z")
No, not really. At least, every dictionary I’ve ever consulted indicates that the etymology is uncertain, and sometimes also that any link to the Welsh people is dubious. If @engineer\_comp\_geek has uncovered evidence … --- ## [Your Top Ten books of 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-ten-books-of-2022/977359)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-ten-books-of-2022/977359 "2023-01-05T19:34:53Z")
Last year’s thread: Your Top Ten books of 2021 As ever, doesn’t matter when they were published, but you read 'em and loved 'em this year. And please tell us, in a sentence or two, why you liked 'em. I’ll post mine a l… --- ## [Sofrito in a jar, what a wonderful thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sofrito-in-a-jar-what-a-wonderful-thing/977692)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sofrito-in-a-jar-what-a-wonderful-thing/977692 "2023-01-05T19:18:14Z")
I just found this in the Hispanic section of the grocery, and it’s wonderful. Yup, you can make your own, but it’s cheap and has tomato, onion, green peppers, cilantro and garlic, all chopped and mixed and saving me a to… --- ## [Computer WILL NOT recognize 3.5 jack or Bluetooth headphones (need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-will-not-recognize-3-5-jack-or-bluetooth-headphones-need-answer-fast/977688)
**Author:** [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-will-not-recognize-3-5-jack-or-bluetooth-headphones-need-answer-fast/977688 "2023-01-05T19:05:45Z")
We got moved to a different office at work, so I am now using a different computer than I was before. This one WILL NOT work with any of my headphones, and this is a big problem for me because I have hearing loss and nee… --- ## [Fuck, just found a bedbug in my apartment…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-just-found-a-bedbug-in-my-apartment/970642)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-just-found-a-bedbug-in-my-apartment/970642 "2023-01-05T18:08:31Z")
95% sure. Just crawling around on the couch, as brazen as can be, in early evening. Had blood in it too. I’ve contacted my apartment maintenance department for forwarding as appropriate. I don’t see any other bugs or dr… --- ## [Any adepts at Ancestry.com here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-adepts-at-ancestry-com-here/977248)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-adepts-at-ancestry-com-here/977248 "2023-01-05T17:40:39Z")
I’m trying to assemble my family tree, and having a hard time. Site is unintuitive and frustrating. Does anyone know its secrets, or know where I can find some? --- ## [Why would Congress make Trump's tax returns public?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-congress-make-trumps-tax-returns-public/976859)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-congress-make-trumps-tax-returns-public/976859 "2023-01-05T16:06:28Z")
I understand the needs for Congress to get Trump’s tax returns. But how could they justify making them public? I read they will be voting on whether to do that today (Dec 20). Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to see them pu… --- ## [Word for the sound of ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-the-sound-of-ice/977700)
**Author:** [@nzingaseated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nzingaseated)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-for-the-sound-of-ice/977700 "2023-01-05T15:31:02Z")
I can’t remember if the word is for the sound of ice freezing (water freezing, I guess) or the sound of it cracking. But I think it was a word for the creaking sound it makes as it freezes. It started with a “B” I thin… --- ## [Movies set (at least partly) at Christmas that aren't Christmas movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-set-at-least-partly-at-christmas-that-arent-christmas-movies/928645)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-set-at-least-partly-at-christmas-that-arent-christmas-movies/928645 "2023-01-05T15:17:11Z")
Die Hard has become the pre-eminent example here, but there are plenty of others\*. Things to Come – H.G. Wells himself wrote the screenplay for this weirdly uneven bit of prediction made in 1937. He starts it out in a c… --- ## [How do blind people take notes? (Braille not an option in this sitch)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-blind-people-take-notes-braille-not-an-option-in-this-sitch/977658)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-blind-people-take-notes-braille-not-an-option-in-this-sitch/977658 "2023-01-05T14:22:31Z")
Continuing the discussion from Continuing story/update - newly blind person (now age 92): Mary Lou is actually doing pretty well, all things considered. Still 99% blind, but she can sort of see vague shapes and shadows … --- ## [Jordan Peterson Re-structured Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-peterson-re-structured-thread/977685)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-peterson-re-structured-thread/977685 "2023-01-05T13:48:36Z")
Due to a poorly-worded locked thread here: ​Jordan Peterson sentenced to “re-education” or face licence revocation - Politics & Elections - Straight Dope Message Board The controversial Canadian clinical psychologist … --- ## [Life reverses local entropy, does gravity also do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-reverses-local-entropy-does-gravity-also-do-this/977558)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-reverses-local-entropy-does-gravity-also-do-this/977558 "2023-01-05T06:08:22Z")
Life reverses local entropy, does gravity also do this, and is there loss of entropy for falling into the gravity well? --- ## [Silent Night: nicest version? Requesting links](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silent-night-nicest-version-requesting-links/976972)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silent-night-nicest-version-requesting-links/976972 "2023-01-05T03:16:11Z")
Silent Night is among my favorite Christmas songs. For you, who sings it well? Please provide a link if you can. Here is a generic link to YouTube to help: --- ## [Scientists blow up their lab after creating strongest magnet ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-blow-up-their-lab-after-creating-strongest-magnet-ever/977448)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-blow-up-their-lab-after-creating-strongest-magnet-ever/977448 "2023-01-05T03:13:58Z")
And in other news. Link This compresses the magnetic field into a tiny area extremely quickly. But, as the team predicted, it can’t be compressed for long, eventually creating a shock wave that rips the instrument apa… --- ## [Cities:Skylines - Favorite DLC and Mods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-skylines-favorite-dlc-and-mods/956920)
**Author:** [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-skylines-favorite-dlc-and-mods/956920 "2023-01-05T02:53:05Z")
I didn’t want to hijack the hardware discussion from PC Gaming general discussion (Gaming PCs, game sales, news, etc…) where Cities:Skylines (C:S) DLC and modding was mentioned: I was a very early purchaser of C:S and w… --- ## [So someone suspected I was involved in human trafficking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-someone-suspected-i-was-involved-in-human-trafficking/977422)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-someone-suspected-i-was-involved-in-human-trafficking/977422 "2023-01-05T02:46:03Z")
A month ago our 24 year old daughter and I went to Cleveland for the weekend, just to walk around the downtown area, eat at some restaurants, and get some drinks at the bars. (She went to college in Cleveland and likes t… --- ## [My children are often sick and gaining weight while living with my ex wife. What should I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-children-are-often-sick-and-gaining-weight-while-living-with-my-ex-wife-what-should-i-do/977555)
**Author:** [@Manz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manz)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-children-are-often-sick-and-gaining-weight-while-living-with-my-ex-wife-what-should-i-do/977555 "2023-01-05T02:36:10Z")
My children live with my ex wife. My children usually have a cough, cold or fever when they see me every other weekend. I notice that they are also gaining weight. I’m not sure what their diet is like, but they mention … --- ## [Kohberger Case Plea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kohberger-case-plea/977493)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kohberger-case-plea/977493 "2023-01-05T02:08:28Z")
Hi SD, In the most recent stabbings at the University of Idaho, the suspect, Bryan Christopher Kohberger, is about to be extradited to face charges. His lawyer made the following statement: “Mr. Kohberger is eager to … --- ## [I don't like how candy canes are wrapped](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-how-candy-canes-are-wrapped/977618)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-how-candy-canes-are-wrapped/977618 "2023-01-05T01:49:59Z")
This evening our daughter took down the Christmas Tree, and I decided to eat a candy cane that was on it. And of course, it’s wrapped in that dreaded plastic “skin” that’s just about impossible to remove. I ended up just… --- ## [What's a good free anti-malware software?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-free-anti-malware-software/977615)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2023, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-free-anti-malware-software/977615 "2023-01-04T23:00:26Z")
What’s a good free anti-malware software? Anything out there, for a desktop? --- ## [2 legged fox filmed in garden!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-legged-fox-filmed-in-garden/977683)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2023, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-legged-fox-filmed-in-garden/977683 "2023-01-04T22:30:40Z")
Very odd. I’m surprised it’s survived so long tbh… A spokesperson for Derbyshire Wildlife Trust said: “We’ve never seen anything like this in the wild before but the animal looks relatively healthy and appears to have… --- ## [Ken Block dies in snowmobile crash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-block-dies-in-snowmobile-crash/977591)
**Author:** [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-block-dies-in-snowmobile-crash/977591 "2023-01-04T22:09:48Z")
Link An icon. Co-founder of DC shoes who became a legit rally driver. Apparently a good person. If you like motorsports and have not seen his Gymkhana series, well, you live in a cave. RIP. --- ## [Parental Wins and Fails (the small stuff)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parental-wins-and-fails-the-small-stuff/977594)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2023, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parental-wins-and-fails-the-small-stuff/977594 "2023-01-04T22:06:10Z")
This is the thread to tell us all what little victories and defeats you have encountered as a parent. I’d like to avoid the big stuff, like the Rhodes Scholarship or recurring meth addiction, but the fun little things th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=927&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=929&state=muted)