# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=931&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 932 --- ## [Fin De HalloHanuThanksChristKwazaa - A Post Holiday MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fin-de-hallohanuthankschristkwazaa-a-post-holiday-mmp/977105)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 360\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fin-de-hallohanuthankschristkwazaa-a-post-holiday-mmp/977105 "2023-01-02T06:44:48Z")
Today is the start of Kwanzaa, the end of Hanukkah, St. Stephen’s Day, and Boxing Day(where Canadians punch each other, and say “Sorry.”). Then holidays get scarce. I’m currently martyring my liver in honor of St. Step… --- ## [On Prior Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-prior-names/977463)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-prior-names/977463 "2023-01-02T05:29:09Z")
You mean they go with their given name. Their real name is the one they use. I realize this is not really relevant to this thread, but telling people who have changed their name that their given name is more real than t… --- ## [Stupid Examples of Misogyny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-examples-of-misogyny/977187)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-examples-of-misogyny/977187 "2023-01-02T05:09:07Z")
This topic came to my mind while listening to a YouTube video today about why people don’t wear hats anymore. It mentioned the tradition of women having to cover their heads in church. That made me remember something m… --- ## [Do you read comics online? What do you recommend in terms of technology/devices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-comics-online-what-do-you-recommend-in-terms-of-technology-devices/977483)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-comics-online-what-do-you-recommend-in-terms-of-technology-devices/977483 "2023-01-02T04:59:53Z")
I read a lot of comics on Kindle and on the DC universe infinite platform. I access them in three ways: iPhone - Kindle for iPhone app and Safari for DC universe MacBook - Kindle for MacOS app and Chrome for DC un… --- ## [Private v public employees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-v-public-employees/977380)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-v-public-employees/977380 "2023-01-02T04:37:38Z")
I’ve been working on a project for the past ten years. The short version is I am trying to reintroduce a nearly extinct subspecies of cutthroat trout - the Greenback cutthroat trout - into streams in Colorado. I am a ci… --- ## [Do metric countries use 1/4 inch hex drive bits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-metric-countries-use-1-4-inch-hex-drive-bits/977386)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-metric-countries-use-1-4-inch-hex-drive-bits/977386 "2023-01-02T02:48:42Z")
Not a very profound question but I was doing a bit of fix-it stuff.and really thought for the first time that my 1/4 inch bit holder I was using is made by Wera. It made me wonder if they make them especially for the US… --- ## [2022 \[THEMED\] Celebrity Death Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-themed-celebrity-death-pool/955444)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-themed-celebrity-death-pool/955444 "2023-01-02T02:35:24Z")
NOTE: As we started in 2019, Themed Death Pool Lists will be posted and tracked in a separate thread. If you are looking for the 2021 Celebrity Death Pool thread, click here phungi (aka: the Death Shroom) checking in a… --- ## [Let's come up with some worthwhile, attainable New Year's resolutions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-come-up-with-some-worthwhile-attainable-new-years-resolutions/977000)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-come-up-with-some-worthwhile-attainable-new-years-resolutions/977000 "2023-01-02T01:47:09Z")
No joke answers, please. I am looking for genuine efforts to improve oneself in 2023. It doesn’t have to be - maybe should not be - anything extraordinary. Just a minor, very attainable tweak that will make you a slight… --- ## [Why did the 1/6 committee wait until the end to subpoena Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-1-6-committee-wait-until-the-end-to-subpoena-trump/973631)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-1-6-committee-wait-until-the-end-to-subpoena-trump/973631 "2023-01-02T01:10:34Z")
I would have understood, though been endlessly annoyed, if the committee didn’t subpoena Trump, because he probably would have just ignored them. So what’s the point of subpoenaing him at the end of the hearings when th… --- ## [Wait, why did this catch fire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-why-did-this-catch-fire/977484)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-why-did-this-catch-fire/977484 "2023-01-02T00:58:11Z")
Someone heats wax in a test tube until it’s boiling. The test tube is then immersed in cold water and the paraffin autoignites? WTH? Paraffin Wax Autoignition - YouTube --- ## [The Short Stories of Ted Chiang](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-short-stories-of-ted-chiang/976039)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-short-stories-of-ted-chiang/976039 "2023-01-02T00:19:28Z")
Have we talked about this guy before? Ted Chiang is a science fiction author who’s largely famous for writing “Story of Your Life,” the novella that the movie “Arrival” is based on. I read the compilation that story wa… --- ## [Do You Miss DVD Extras?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-miss-dvd-extras/976467)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-miss-dvd-extras/976467 "2023-01-02T00:17:44Z")
I got my first DVD player way back in 1998, and the first two movies I purchased were Highlander and Aliens. One of the best things about a DVD verses a VHS were all the extras they started adding to the disc. You didn… --- ## [One million words in 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-million-words-in-2023/977488)
**Author:** [@TheZenPaperboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheZenPaperboy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-million-words-in-2023/977488 "2023-01-02T00:12:40Z")
I intend to write one million words in 2023. I’m doing this to have fun and to learn how to write. I have had trouble in the past with writing. Too much overthinking. This way I will just focus on sitting down and writ… --- ## [Chimpanzee delivered by c-section in a zoo - by OB/GYNs - how were they able to do that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimpanzee-delivered-by-c-section-in-a-zoo-by-ob-gyns-how-were-they-able-to-do-that/975218)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chimpanzee-delivered-by-c-section-in-a-zoo-by-ob-gyns-how-were-they-able-to-do-that/975218 "2023-01-01T23:55:15Z")
I’m surprised that wouldn’t be an overstepping of their boundaries, unless they were assisting and not actually performing the procedure, and why wouldn’t a veterinarian know how to do that? I’m curious, based on this v… --- ## [The Order of Canada appointees, Dec. 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-order-of-canada-appointees-dec-2022/977313)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-order-of-canada-appointees-dec-2022/977313 "2023-01-01T23:43:06Z")
The Governor General’s list has been published, and is available at this link - Order of Canada appointees – December 2022 . I’m very pleased to see Eleanor Daley, a dear friend and mentor listed as an Officer of the Or… --- ## [New playing card games? Who? When? Where?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-playing-card-games-who-when-where/976973)
**Author:** [@DooProcess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooProcess)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-playing-card-games-who-when-where/976973 "2023-01-01T22:31:39Z")
People must surely still invent the occasional card game yet using a standard deck. It proves difficult for me to search this topic without running into a slew of new games using proprietary decks. Also this isn’t meant… --- ## [U-Verse + mesh router question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-verse-mesh-router-question/977290)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-verse-mesh-router-question/977290 "2023-01-01T22:02:10Z")
I tried to contact U-Verse customer support to ask this question, but they just didn’t understand what I was asking. I’m not great at describing what I’m looking to do here, but hopefully someone here can parse what I w… --- ## [Unusual foods you've recently tried for the first time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-foods-youve-recently-tried-for-the-first-time/973477)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-foods-youve-recently-tried-for-the-first-time/973477 "2023-01-01T21:52:01Z")
What unusual foods have you just tried for the first time, and what did you think of them? Here are three reports from me: Last week our local supermarket started selling kiwanos. This is a bizarre-looking fruit, abo… --- ## [British Dopers: What happens when you have a new Prime Minister?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-dopers-what-happens-when-you-have-a-new-prime-minister/975933)
**Author:** [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-dopers-what-happens-when-you-have-a-new-prime-minister/975933 "2023-01-01T21:45:40Z")
Not talking about the politics or business of governance, but more the logistics and ceremonies. I know y’all don’t go in for the huge inaugurations that Presidents get - I assume because your Prime Minsters are heads of… --- ## [When the police need to stop a self-driving car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-police-need-to-stop-a-self-driving-car/977454)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-police-need-to-stop-a-self-driving-car/977454 "2023-01-01T21:23:07Z")
This news story recently popped up: As the driver was passed out and the car was driving itself, police had no way to pull the vehicle over. They drove alongside and made noise until the driver reawakened, at which po… --- ## [40,000 experience power outage in North Carolina, due to sabotage (4-DEC-22)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-000-experience-power-outage-in-north-carolina-due-to-sabotage-4-dec-22/976033)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-000-experience-power-outage-in-north-carolina-due-to-sabotage-4-dec-22/976033 "2023-01-01T20:28:58Z")
As I write this, crews are working to restore power to about 40,000 customers in North Carolina after a substation was damaged, apparently by gunshots. I did see that Moore County abuts Fort Bragg, which has plenty of… --- ## [False death reports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/false-death-reports/977451)
**Author:** [@Doubting\_Robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doubting_Robert)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/false-death-reports/977451 "2023-01-01T20:02:24Z")
My wife recently received word via the internet (I don’t know whether it was Facebook or somewhere else) that Kathy Bates and Kevin Kostner had died. They both seem to be alive. Anybody else getting “news” like this? --- ## [NY Eve dinner: Steak Oscar or Steak Au Poivre?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-eve-dinner-steak-oscar-or-steak-au-poivre/977351)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-eve-dinner-steak-oscar-or-steak-au-poivre/977351 "2023-01-01T18:37:28Z")
poll Mrs. solost and I rarely go out for New Year’s Eve anymore. Our NYE tradition, such as it is, is me making a fancy dinner, maybe we watch a movie before the NYE live shows begin, and try to stay awake until midnight… --- ## [When has Flanderization made a character/series unejoyable to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-has-flanderization-made-a-character-series-unejoyable-to-you/977312)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-has-flanderization-made-a-character-series-unejoyable-to-you/977312 "2023-01-01T18:27:55Z")
This is often done for the funny, but it’s been done for “morally ambiguous” and the like. So what are some times that it’s gone too far and ruined a show/character for you? Monk is a good example. I’m watching Colum… --- ## [A Big Thank-you to All Who Work Today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-big-thank-you-to-all-who-work-today/977082)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-big-thank-you-to-all-who-work-today/977082 "2023-01-01T17:54:17Z")
We got a big dump of snow overnight. While we were opening presents this morning, we heard the sound of the city snow ploughs clearing our streets. Not that we’re planning on going out, but others may, and there’s alwa… --- ## [Is reading "better" than watching TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-reading-better-than-watching-tv/977467)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-reading-better-than-watching-tv/977467 "2023-01-01T17:26:38Z")
By better, I mean a higher quality experience, more worthwhile… Yes, I acknowledge there is good and bad TV and reading material. And responses will necessarily be largely subjective. For some reason I am having diffi… --- ## [Happy 2023! May the New Year bring you love and joy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-2023-may-the-new-year-bring-you-love-and-joy/977429)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-2023-may-the-new-year-bring-you-love-and-joy/977429 "2023-01-01T16:51:02Z")
Wishing the very best to everyone in the coming year! May 2023 be your finest year ever! --- ## [Who has made croutons from cornbread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-made-croutons-from-cornbread/977415)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-made-croutons-from-cornbread/977415 "2023-01-01T15:53:34Z")
I’m supposed to bring a salad to a NYE thing tonight, and I realized that the only bread I have in the house is some cornbread. I could make croutons from it, and if it was just for me I know I’d enjoy the weirdness (I l… --- ## [How does ChatGPT recognize a self-contradiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-chatgpt-recognize-a-self-contradiction/977324)
**Author:** [@Petek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petek)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-chatgpt-recognize-a-self-contradiction/977324 "2023-01-01T15:47:55Z")
I was conversing last night with ChatGPT about the nutritive value of whole wheat flour. During the conversation I challenged some of its statements as being contradictory. My question is how did the chatbot make this c… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - December 2022 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-december-2022-edition/975798)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-december-2022-edition/975798 "2023-01-01T15:37:07Z")
I thought it would be later that I’d get this up, but the siren AKA Ninja kitty woke me up early. So while I wait for the sun to come up I’ll get cracking on the new thread. Whatcha all readin? Anything Christmasy? Any… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=930&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=932&state=tracking)