# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=932&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 933 --- ## [I still want to know: has trump aways talked this way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-want-to-know-has-trump-aways-talked-this-way/977132)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-want-to-know-has-trump-aways-talked-this-way/977132 "2023-01-01T14:45:40Z")
I guess I cratered the Jan 6 thread… sorry, @Aspenglow. I wasn’t paying attention. :woozy\_face: But I still want to know: RE the trump video \[he starts around 1:15\]: I’m proud to say that the last time I heard trump’… --- ## [What was this thing on a crow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-thing-on-a-crow/977352)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-thing-on-a-crow/977352 "2023-01-01T13:14:34Z")
I watched this crow for about 15 minutes. It had the thing dangling from its chest. The bird was hoping around and eating apparently fine. The “bag” was free swinging. When I moved closer for a better pic, it flew away.… --- ## [What will happen, when Benedict dies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-when-benedict-dies/700193)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-when-benedict-dies/700193 "2023-01-01T11:50:25Z")
When Herr Ratzinger departs this life, has anyone decided what exactly the procedures going to be? Will they hit him on the head with the silver hammer? I think his ring was destroyed when he quit. Will he get a state f… --- ## [Public Service Announcement: Don't pass down your stuff to someone unless you know they want it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-service-announcement-dont-pass-down-your-stuff-to-someone-unless-you-know-they-want-it/976587)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-service-announcement-dont-pass-down-your-stuff-to-someone-unless-you-know-they-want-it/976587 "2023-01-01T06:25:29Z")
This is a mild rant, but not pit-worthy. Your treasured items may not be so treasured by others. Really. Your collectibles, your table service, your great-grandmother’s lace doilies, whatever - bear in mind that items t… --- ## [Term for flawed risk assessment and preparation for unlikely events?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/term-for-flawed-risk-assessment-and-preparation-for-unlikely-events/976588)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/term-for-flawed-risk-assessment-and-preparation-for-unlikely-events/976588 "2023-01-01T04:52:44Z")
Is there a term for when people’s risk assessment goes haywire, and they end up preparing for events that will never happen? Like for example, I’ve known a few preppers in my day, more than one person who’s convinced th… --- ## [Perjury and Pardons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perjury-and-pardons/977246)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perjury-and-pardons/977246 "2023-01-01T03:24:00Z")
I’ve read that accepting a pardon is an admission of guilt, and I feel like I’m maybe missing something; what happens if, say, I’m on trial for murder, and I testify under oath that I’m not guilty — that I didn’t kill th… --- ## [Have Automobile Model Years Ended?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-automobile-model-years-ended/976310)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-automobile-model-years-ended/976310 "2023-01-01T02:58:53Z")
It is not like I pay much attention, but are car model years still a thing? It seems Tesla does not have them. Also I see some current car models are being discontinued just about now, the “right” time for model year cha… --- ## [Why so many lies about Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-many-lies-about-trump/740145)
**Author:** [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-many-lies-about-trump/740145 "2023-01-01T02:48:09Z")
Why do so many feel compelled to lie about what Trump says? Sanders said on The Tonight Show about Trump "first he tells us to hate Mexicans, now he’s telling us to hate Muslims. . . " That’s a complete and total lie. … --- ## [Subaru Tire Pressure Monitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subaru-tire-pressure-monitor/977362)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subaru-tire-pressure-monitor/977362 "2023-01-01T02:12:54Z")
I’ve got a '19 Subaru Forester that has pressure sensors in the wheels. Work fine. Two years ago I bought new wheels/winter tires from Tire Rack and opted to save money by not getting pressure monitors included. So now I… --- ## [Current Sweet Spot GPU](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-sweet-spot-gpu/977069)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-sweet-spot-gpu/977069 "2023-01-01T01:56:35Z")
Happy holidays, everyone! I got a new game for Christmas – High on Life. It’s a ton of fun, but its biggest drawback is that it’s making it clear that it’s time for me to get a new video card. I currently have a GTX-9… --- ## [The SDMB made an appearance on Hacker News](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-made-an-appearance-on-hacker-news/977394)
**Author:** [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-made-an-appearance-on-hacker-news/977394 "2023-01-01T00:34:38Z")
At least one commenter figured out how we operate here: Yep. Hilariously it was literally the first reply, which was promptly ignored by everyone. If @scr4 is wondering why their link now has 1.1k hits… that’s why. … --- ## [Did you ever go to a World's Fair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-go-to-a-worlds-fair/977142)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-go-to-a-worlds-fair/977142 "2023-01-01T00:17:12Z")
I was just thinking of events I would like to visit if I ever found myself with access to a time machine and realized I would love to have spectated some of the world fairs of history. The first one was in 1851 and the … --- ## [Is this even legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-even-legal/976788)
**Author:** [@jonpluc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonpluc)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-even-legal/976788 "2023-01-01T00:08:08Z")
Got a speeding ticket in a small town in UpState NY. I pleaded innocent and i was informed by the judge that the DA would not listen to any negotiations unless i completed a $70 online test first and he gave me the detai… --- ## [Decemberweenvent Calendar on homestarrunner.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decemberweenvent-calendar-on-homestarrunner-com/976120)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decemberweenvent-calendar-on-homestarrunner-com/976120 "2022-12-31T22:10:06Z")
The Brothers Chaps’ Decemberweenvent Calendar Going back and forth on whether I wanted to make a thread on this…decided I needed to do something light 'n frivolous to offset all the other stuff I’ve been talking about h… --- ## [Is a memory or storage cell with a 1 bit heavier than one with 0?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-memory-or-storage-cell-with-a-1-bit-heavier-than-one-with-0/977420)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-memory-or-storage-cell-with-a-1-bit-heavier-than-one-with-0/977420 "2022-12-31T19:23:46Z")
I know, the question sounds very stupid when you first read it. But my thinking is this: As I understand it, most (all?) memory or storage technologies use cells that can have two distinct levels of energy. The energetic… --- ## [Botticelli - December 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2022/975924)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 326\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2022/975924 "2022-12-31T19:03:03Z")
Starting off the month with A! Link to last month’s game: Botticelli, Nov. 2022 - #366 by Prof.Pepperwinkle --- ## [The presents that are no longer given?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presents-that-are-no-longer-given/977336)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presents-that-are-no-longer-given/977336 "2022-12-31T18:45:32Z")
Way back in the previous century, it seems there were annually stories in women’s magazines and newspapers about all sorts of ‘mandatory’ presents a household (i.e. generally the woman) was expected to give to service wo… --- ## [Anyone else have traditional family Christmas gifts that are given every year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-have-traditional-family-christmas-gifts-that-are-given-every-year/977140)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-have-traditional-family-christmas-gifts-that-are-given-every-year/977140 "2022-12-31T18:13:15Z")
Mind you, I’m not complaining (I guess). In 1988, I married into a family where the patriarch (my FIL is now deceased, but his stepsons have assumed the responsibility) gives each family member a new silver dollar each … --- ## [Tell me more about English beer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-more-about-english-beer/928763)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-more-about-english-beer/928763 "2022-12-31T18:06:32Z")
I love beer, but my experience is somewhat limited beyond what’s universally available in the US – a handful of local and regional craft brewers (Great Lakes Brewing is one of my favorites) and some German and Belgian im… --- ## [Barbara Walters dies at 93](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbara-walters-dies-at-93/977371)
**Author:** [@Paxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paxx)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbara-walters-dies-at-93/977371 "2022-12-31T17:41:45Z")
--- ## [Beavis and Butt-Head Do America. Mandela effect question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beavis-and-butt-head-do-america-mandela-effect-question/977418)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beavis-and-butt-head-do-america-mandela-effect-question/977418 "2022-12-31T16:30:14Z")
I recently re-watched Beavis and Butt-Head Do America. There’s a part I remember from when I watched it back in the 90s that wasn’t there this time, and I’m wondering if it’s the Mandela effect or if the scene was chang… --- ## [Looking for a WiFi thermostat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-wifi-thermostat/977414)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-wifi-thermostat/977414 "2022-12-31T15:20:16Z")
Hi all I have a 15 year old WiFi thermostat which I was informed that their app will be sunsetted in May which after then it will just function from the thermostat itself and no longer will work with the app. This app… --- ## [Assets outside the Navy requires bringing in the Joint Chiefs of Staff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assets-outside-the-navy-requires-bringing-in-the-joint-chiefs-of-staff/977377)
**Author:** [@cannonkuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cannonkuo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assets-outside-the-navy-requires-bringing-in-the-joint-chiefs-of-staff/977377 "2022-12-31T14:35:52Z")
The next day Weinberger told me that President Reagan had approved our proposal without hesitation. His instructions had been simple: “Give Maggie everything she needs to get on with it.” Of the unity of purpose—and the … --- ## [A moral dilemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-moral-dilemma/977136)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-moral-dilemma/977136 "2022-12-31T12:23:45Z")
This is meant to be slightly humorous but a true story. One of my loves in life has been Bonsai. I have never gotten a huge collection but have usually maintained at least 3 or 4 and kept them for many years. So, when I … --- ## [Alka Seltzer in tea+](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alka-seltzer-in-tea/977349)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alka-seltzer-in-tea/977349 "2022-12-31T11:26:12Z")
I discovered an odd chemical reaction. We have some Alka Seltzer Plus Cold & Flu. I’ve used it before and it works just like you expect. Fizzing away in a glass of water until dissolved. I was finishing my morning tea an… --- ## [What Would Cause The Interior Of A Plane In Flight To Get Foggy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-cause-the-interior-of-a-plane-in-flight-to-get-foggy/977345)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-cause-the-interior-of-a-plane-in-flight-to-get-foggy/977345 "2022-12-31T11:09:27Z")
\#6 in this list: the passenger took a pic from a plane that appared, for lack of a better choice of words, foggy. What could cause that? --- ## [Question regarding English history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-english-history/976688)
**Author:** [@Bootb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootb)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-english-history/976688 "2022-12-31T10:31:33Z")
I’m not totally certain if there’s a complete answer to this question, but I thought I’d see how far it can be answered. I finally got around to reading Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, and there’s an assertion in there tha… --- ## [UK New Year's Honours List](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-new-years-honours-list/977397)
**Author:** [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-new-years-honours-list/977397 "2022-12-31T08:43:23Z")
Seeing the thread on Canadian honours, I thought anyone interested might like to see something of this year’s gongs and awards in the UK. There are a thousand or so in total, mostly of people not well-known outside their… --- ## [What is 'safflower pear' wood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-safflower-pear-wood/977348)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-safflower-pear-wood/977348 "2022-12-31T08:26:18Z")
I saw a video of YouTuber “Grandpa Amu” making a model fire truck from a pinkish-red wood that was called ‘safflower pear’ in the video description. All of the Internet references I can find to ‘safflower pear’ seem to b… --- ## [A plug-in hybrid thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-plug-in-hybrid-thread/977227)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-plug-in-hybrid-thread/977227 "2022-12-31T07:50:12Z")
One of my current cars is a 2013 C-Max Energi. It’s not a bad car but mostly I like it because I bought it off-lease for 35% of its original sticker price. It’s got a lot of tech in it and while it’s been mostly reliab… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=931&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=933&state=tracking)