# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=934&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 935 --- ## [Prisoners at the House of the Good Shepherd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prisoners-at-the-house-of-the-good-shepherd/977242)
**Author:** [@hibernicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hibernicus)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2022, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prisoners-at-the-house-of-the-good-shepherd/977242 "2022-12-30T01:23:55Z")
I was looking for a relative in the United States Census, 1910 and came across a census return from a Catholic institution called the House of the Good Shepherd in Brooklyn. It was located on Hopkinson Avenue and Pacific… --- ## [Whats the book series /tv show you read/watch for the characters and their development and not necessarily the plot redux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-book-series-tv-show-you-read-watch-for-the-characters-and-their-development-and-not-necessarily-the-plot-redux/977021)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2022, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-book-series-tv-show-you-read-watch-for-the-characters-and-their-development-and-not-necessarily-the-plot-redux/977021 "2022-12-29T23:31:59Z")
About 6 years ago I posted this Ive decided to expand it a bit this time and add tv series so please do tell … --- ## [Would opening up employer health insurance enrollment to friends/family of employees reduce uninsurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-opening-up-employer-health-insurance-enrollment-to-friends-family-of-employees-reduce-uninsurance/975550)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2022, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-opening-up-employer-health-insurance-enrollment-to-friends-family-of-employees-reduce-uninsurance/975550 "2022-12-29T22:55:50Z")
So when jobs have asked me to apply for health insurance there are usuallly 4 options. Self Self plus partner Self plus partner and kids Self plus kids, no partner Would letting people add friends or family lower un… --- ## [Were John Brown or Charles Guiteau crazy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-john-brown-or-charles-guiteau-crazy/977139)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-john-brown-or-charles-guiteau-crazy/977139 "2022-12-27T21:21:23Z")
If so, who was crazier? If not, why not? To me, they’re both raving lunatics, though very articulate and superficially sane rationalizers of their violent acts. I base this judgment (of their insanity) on their shared c… --- ## [Guess what Texas immigration authorities did to Kamala Harris - AGAIN?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-texas-immigration-authorities-did-to-kamala-harris-again/977091)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2022, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-texas-immigration-authorities-did-to-kamala-harris-again/977091 "2022-12-29T22:29:26Z")
You guessed it - dumped a busload of migrants on her doorstep. On Christmas Eve night, this time. Just when I think some people can’t sink any lower, well, they do. --- ## [Mass Killings in the United States (2022)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2022/957844)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2022/957844 "2022-12-29T20:42:05Z")
Mass killings in the United States, 2022 Four or more dead (Suicides Indicated by an asterisk) By a single killer (The killer is charged, or would have been charged had he lived.) By any criminal means ==2022== 3 … --- ## [Coelacanth Jam\* (A thread to update the Medlar Chronicles)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coelacanth-jam-a-thread-to-update-the-medlar-chronicles/924830)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2022, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coelacanth-jam-a-thread-to-update-the-medlar-chronicles/924830 "2022-12-29T20:16:07Z")
Or coelacanth jelly, I suppose I should say on an American board. With a few people sharing my interest in medlars (an almost forgotten fruit that has been grown in Britain for thousands of years) – Hi to @Dung\_Beetle @… --- ## [World Cup 2022 - discussion, predictions, and thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2022-discussion-predictions-and-thoughts/974476)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 2126\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2022, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2022-discussion-predictions-and-thoughts/974476 "2022-12-29T20:05:11Z")
Yes, this is happening in Winter for most of the competitors since Qatar is hosting it because…they bribed for it or something? I know it is controversial, but I’ll likely be watching it anyway. In the US, who actually … --- ## [Do you brine chicken? Is it worth the effort?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-brine-chicken-is-it-worth-the-effort/975345)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2022, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-brine-chicken-is-it-worth-the-effort/975345 "2022-12-29T19:38:09Z")
I like barbecue chicken baked in the oven. A friend suggested brine to make it more juicy. It doesn’t look difficult. Waiting for the cooked brine to cool before using would take at least ab hour. 2 to 3 hours to brin… --- ## [Which civil service postings in Republican or Imperial Roman times could be appointed rather than elected?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-civil-service-postings-in-republican-or-imperial-roman-times-could-be-appointed-rather-than-elected/977247)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2022, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-civil-service-postings-in-republican-or-imperial-roman-times-could-be-appointed-rather-than-elected/977247 "2022-12-29T19:21:55Z")
Which civil service postings in Republican or Imperial Roman times could be appointed rather than elected? I know that legates (legati) were appointed. What about magistrates? quaestors? Were they ever appointed by a co… --- ## [Is legal possession of treasure instant once a person reaches it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-legal-possession-of-treasure-instant-once-a-person-reaches-it/976947)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-legal-possession-of-treasure-instant-once-a-person-reaches-it/976947 "2022-12-29T18:12:54Z")
Common trope of fiction and cinema: there’s buried treasure, people find the treasure. Now suppose the treasure were buried somewhere in…the Arizonan desert or somewhere (but not federal or government land.) Say two riv… --- ## [Legal options for claim on rotten wood joists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-options-for-claim-on-rotten-wood-joists/952010)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-options-for-claim-on-rotten-wood-joists/952010 "2022-12-29T18:12:38Z")
Mostly my question is, “Should I get a lawyer, or is this hopeless?” Nine years ago we had a deck built. The decking is Trex but the joists are wood. I discovered that most of the joists were rotting, most from the top … --- ## [Keir Starmer: I will abolish House of Lords and will replace it with elected chamber](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keir-starmer-i-will-abolish-house-of-lords-and-will-replace-it-with-elected-chamber/975219)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keir-starmer-i-will-abolish-house-of-lords-and-will-replace-it-with-elected-chamber/975219 "2022-12-29T17:30:44Z")
Keir Starmer will abolish the House of Lords and replace it with a new elected chamber as part of plans to “restore trust in politics”, the Observer understands. In a sweeping constitutional overhaul, the Labour leader… --- ## [Tom Lehrer puts all his work in the Public Domain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-lehrer-puts-all-his-work-in-the-public-domain/977286)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-lehrer-puts-all-his-work-in-the-public-domain/977286 "2022-12-29T17:18:36Z")
…and for now is letting anyone download his music from his website for free! But it won’t last long. See details at: --- ## [Radar-seeking Shrikes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radar-seeking-shrikes/977278)
**Author:** [@cannonkuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cannonkuo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2022, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radar-seeking-shrikes/977278 "2022-12-29T15:40:05Z")
After the Base Commander’s reservations had been overcome through some transatlantic telephone calls, the US began to provide aviation fuel, critical stores and spare parts, as well as weapons systems, including a variet… --- ## [Question for New Yorker subscribers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-new-yorker-subscribers/977133)
**Author:** [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2022, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-new-yorker-subscribers/977133 "2022-12-29T14:40:36Z")
For those among us who subscribe to the New Yorker: how do you read them? Are you able to read an entire magazine on a weekly basis? My wife had two longish sojourns in the States, and rather than pay the insane cover pr… --- ## [Common electronic items at ultra-inflated prices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-electronic-items-at-ultra-inflated-prices/977250)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2022, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-electronic-items-at-ultra-inflated-prices/977250 "2022-12-29T13:30:23Z")
I ordered one thing (a rubber drive belt) from a supplier called MarVac Electronics - cost with shipping was $14.19. Not too bad. But yesterday and today, my inbox has received spam from a different supplier called Onli… --- ## [How common is it for gun owners to WANT to be in a situation where they have to use their guns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-it-for-gun-owners-to-want-to-be-in-a-situation-where-they-have-to-use-their-guns/955578)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2022, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-it-for-gun-owners-to-want-to-be-in-a-situation-where-they-have-to-use-their-guns/955578 "2022-12-29T13:15:11Z")
As someone who doesn’t own guns, I get the impression that a substantial number of gun owners - especially, concealed-carry folks - are secretly (or perhaps not so secretly) hoping to be in a situation someday where a ne… --- ## [Pizza delivery thermodynamics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-delivery-thermodynamics/975224)
**Author:** [@ZurBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZurBob)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2022, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-delivery-thermodynamics/975224 "2022-12-29T04:56:45Z")
Which of the following would result in the warmest take home pizza ? It’s understood that there are many variables that could be involved, but for the sake of simplicity I’m only including what I feel are the major cons… --- ## [Is a melting pot more litigious?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-melting-pot-more-litigious/977057)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2022, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-melting-pot-more-litigious/977057 "2022-12-29T03:52:54Z")
The Jan. 6 thread is off on a tangent involving frivolous lawsuits. This sparked a question: Is one of the reasons the US has 2/3 of the world’s lawyers because as a “melting pot” we lack the cultural pathways to avoid s… --- ## [Tell me about your experience with a catio!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-experience-with-a-catio/977194)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2022, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-experience-with-a-catio/977194 "2022-12-29T02:39:00Z")
Anyone ever use one? Is it a safer option? This new SMOL is already climbing the windows. --- ## [Help ID a TV show--crime drama in which family is killed in hotel room](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-a-tv-show-crime-drama-in-which-family-is-killed-in-hotel-room/977249)
**Author:** [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2022, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-a-tv-show-crime-drama-in-which-family-is-killed-in-hotel-room/977249 "2022-12-29T01:49:39Z")
I’ve spent some time in Search but came up empty; for one thing, I’m not sure what year the thread on this particular show, whatever it is, was active. Not this year; not last year–back further, I think. (I started here … --- ## [Bad, bad, bad Beck forgot these things about being home amongst the family with no moral compunction about disrespecting your privacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-forgot-these-things-about-being-home-amongst-the-family-with-no-moral-compunction-about-disrespecting-your-privacy/976283)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2022, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-forgot-these-things-about-being-home-amongst-the-family-with-no-moral-compunction-about-disrespecting-your-privacy/976283 "2022-12-29T01:24:19Z")
Crowded bathrooms. There are 4 bathrooms and 500 empty acres around here. Come on, folks Cats don’t care how sick you might have been. You’re alive and ambulatory now, aren’t you? 4th grade spelling lists have 2… --- ## [Cecily Strong Exits SNL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecily-strong-exits-snl/976753)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2022, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecily-strong-exits-snl/976753 "2022-12-29T00:06:19Z")
I’m a little surprised no one has brought this up yet. Last night was Cecily’s final appearance on SNL, after ten years. I had hoped she’d go part-time, but at least stay on through the rest of the season. The cast gve … --- ## [That bad, bad, bad Meeko the mysterious Siamese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-bad-bad-bad-meeko-the-mysterious-siamese/977232)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2022, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-bad-bad-bad-meeko-the-mysterious-siamese/977232 "2022-12-28T23:22:15Z")
She acted sick all through Christmas. I sent her to the Vet, Monday. She barfed twice in Son-of-a-wreks truck. He sped thinking she was dying. Vet determined no such terminal illness was on board. She was just being … --- ## [NFL 2022: Week Sixteen Candles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-sixteen-candles/976966)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2022, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-sixteen-candles/976966 "2022-12-28T23:17:14Z")
It’s week 16, Christmas week, which means the schedule is somewhat skewed. One game on Thursday, a boatload on Saturday, three on Sunday, one on Monday. Plus, a bittersweet 50th anniversary tribute to the Immaculate Re… --- ## [Remembering Maxi Jazz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembering-maxi-jazz/977192)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembering-maxi-jazz/977192 "2022-12-28T22:42:41Z")
Probably not that many Faithless fans here, but I was saddened to read about the recent death of Maxi Jazz. Insomnia in particular remains a beautiful and unique song, and cool people will remember it decades from now. … --- ## [Anthropomorphized pets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthropomorphized-pets/977168)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2022, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthropomorphized-pets/977168 "2022-12-28T22:39:22Z")
So last night our German Shepherd was in the family room while we were all watching a streaming movie. At one point she suddenly got off her big pillow and said: This is boring. Heeeey, I know what we could do…we could … --- ## [Anti Star Wars book from the late 70s that claimed it was demonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-star-wars-book-from-the-late-70s-that-claimed-it-was-demonic/963907)
**Author:** [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2022, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-star-wars-book-from-the-late-70s-that-claimed-it-was-demonic/963907 "2022-12-28T22:39:14Z")
Does anyone remember after Star Wars became a hit in 1977 that there was some blow back from the religious right? I don’t recall much about the book other than it was quite short, maybe 100 pages at most. It talked about… --- ## [I pit the idea that "100 Companies are reponsible for 71% of global warming"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-idea-that-100-companies-are-reponsible-for-71-of-global-warming/923339)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2022, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-idea-that-100-companies-are-reponsible-for-71-of-global-warming/923339 "2022-12-28T21:03:49Z")
It takes a lot for something that’s not a thing the current leaders of the US or the UK just did to aggravate me nowadays but this kind of thing, which I’ve been seeing a lot of on social media, seriously pisses me off. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=933&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=935&state=tracking)