# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=928&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 929 --- ## [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… --- ## [In which works does Cicero discuss SPQR as a compromise between the Roman government and its people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-works-does-cicero-discuss-spqr-as-a-compromise-between-the-roman-government-and-its-people/977627)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2023, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-works-does-cicero-discuss-spqr-as-a-compromise-between-the-roman-government-and-its-people/977627 "2023-01-04T21:41:50Z")
In which works does Cicero discuss SPQR as a compromise between the Roman government and its people? is it in the Catilinarian Orations? --- ## [Tell us who you were in pictures... but in pictures not of yourself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-who-you-were-in-pictures-but-in-pictures-not-of-yourself/976393)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2023, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-who-you-were-in-pictures-but-in-pictures-not-of-yourself/976393 "2023-01-04T21:41:19Z")
I mean, if you want to include pictures of yourself I’m not going to complain, but the idea here is to share pictures of things, events, creations, that show the Dope who we were in the past. Favorite books, old cars, c… --- ## [Give me some stuffed cabbage tips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-some-stuffed-cabbage-tips/977551)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2023, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-some-stuffed-cabbage-tips/977551 "2023-01-04T21:01:38Z")
I’m making stuffed cabbage for dinner. My recipe historically is pretty simple: ground meat, rice, and garlic rolled into cabbage leaves and braised slowly in a tomato-y chicken broth. I want to goose it up. What els… --- ## [Costco vs Sam’s Club vs BJs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costco-vs-sam-s-club-vs-bjs/977676)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2023, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costco-vs-sam-s-club-vs-bjs/977676 "2023-01-04T20:32:20Z")
We are soon to get a BJs Wholesale Club nearby. I’ve been a Costco member for a decade and was a Sam’s member for the decade before that. Frankly, other than blue signage at one and orange signage at the other, they are … --- ## [Night sky with no stars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-sky-with-no-stars/977564)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-sky-with-no-stars/977564 "2023-01-04T20:11:02Z")
In Iain M Banks Against a Dark Background, the story takes place in a solar system that’s not in a galaxy. This is not a spoiler, since it’s never discussed in the book and is not important to the plot. There’s a few hin… --- ## [Today is the 30th anniversary of DS9](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-the-30th-anniversary-of-ds9/977597)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2023, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-the-30th-anniversary-of-ds9/977597 "2023-01-04T19:14:37Z")
Always the forgotten step child of 90s era Trek but it was the most consistently good of those series and in many ways way ahead of its time. It premiered today in 1993, with a pilot episode beginning with finally showin… --- ## [A gift from a complete stranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-from-a-complete-stranger/977158)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2023, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-from-a-complete-stranger/977158 "2023-01-04T18:42:42Z")
Lately, I’ve been going to the local Starbuck’s after work to relax with a cup of mocha while scribbling in my sketchbook. A few days before Christmas a woman came up to my table and without saying a word, left a Star… --- ## [Does this Reliefband thing really work? (nausea relief via acupressure on wrist)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-reliefband-thing-really-work-nausea-relief-via-acupressure-on-wrist/963273)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-reliefband-thing-really-work-nausea-relief-via-acupressure-on-wrist/963273 "2023-01-04T18:20:19Z")
it’s a wristband that is supposed to relieve nausea via acupressure, which makes me very skeptical. Sounds like snake oil. I found some old threads here where people lauded its usefulness, but we all know personal st… --- ## [Who decides on the names of battles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-decides-on-the-names-of-battles/976789)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-decides-on-the-names-of-battles/976789 "2023-01-04T18:16:33Z")
After a battle someone has to call it something for the history books. I suppose when the battle is at a well-defined location like Stalingrad, the name comes naturally. But what about say, fleet action on the open sea… --- ## [Is calling the state a cultural creation only right-wing rhetoric is it classical thought? or](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-calling-the-state-a-cultural-creation-only-right-wing-rhetoric-is-it-classical-thought-or/977632)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2023, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-calling-the-state-a-cultural-creation-only-right-wing-rhetoric-is-it-classical-thought-or/977632 "2023-01-04T18:02:28Z")
Is calling the state an act of cultural creation right - wing rhetoric or classical political thought ？ --- ## [Jordan Peterson sentenced to "re-education" or face licence revocation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-peterson-sentenced-to-re-education-or-face-licence-revocation/977668)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2023, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-peterson-sentenced-to-re-education-or-face-licence-revocation/977668 "2023-01-04T17:27:59Z")
The controversial Canadian Psychologist and Professor known for conservative values and refusal to call members of the LGBTQ+ community must submit to a course of social media sensitivity training lest he face a tribunal… --- ## [Just a weird coincidence I assume](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-weird-coincidence-i-assume/977534)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-weird-coincidence-i-assume/977534 "2023-01-04T17:21:01Z")
I’m 68 and retired, and because of concern about my memory, my neurologist suggested I do some daily cardio. I live in NW Montana, so there are lots of trails, roads, and paths, and since I have a dog that needs walking,… --- ## [The return of Yellowstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-yellowstone/972899)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-yellowstone/972899 "2023-01-04T17:00:11Z")
The Yellowstone trailer dropped and has had millions of views. Looks like it will remain one of the most popular shows in this new streaming TV world. I liked the show very much in the first couple of seasons. Seasons 3… --- ## [OMG! Please stop projecting your religion!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-please-stop-projecting-your-religion/977664)
**Author:** [@NiceGuyJack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NiceGuyJack)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-please-stop-projecting-your-religion/977664 "2023-01-04T17:08:46Z")
One of the things that make America great is the First amendment. Don’t get me wrong, believe what you like. But don’t make USA a religious country. It isn’t and it never was. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=927&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=929&state=tracking)