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**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2022, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amsterdam-2022-movie/977154 "2022-12-27T14:25:03Z")
I was looking forward to this movie coming out when I first saw ads for it. A comedy mystery with a very meaty cast! I was even going to see it in theaters. But then it got not-so-stellar reviews and did poorly at the bo… --- ## [What happened? Dems in NY House Election Races?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-dems-in-ny-house-election-races/974729)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2022, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-dems-in-ny-house-election-races/974729 "2022-12-27T13:30:19Z")
I have some interest in politics but view American events through Canadian filters and media. Wondering if anyone had opinions or local comments on the, to me, surprising success of Republicans in four House contests in… --- ## [Have you ever offered what you thought was a prostitute a sincere ride or](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-offered-what-you-thought-was-a-prostitute-a-sincere-ride-or/976920)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2022, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-offered-what-you-thought-was-a-prostitute-a-sincere-ride-or/976920 "2022-12-27T13:34:38Z")
…money for her company to get her off the street or out of the cold for a while. LET ME BE CLEAR. I’m not speaking in code. Have you ever offered what you thought was a prostitute a ride or money to get her a meal or ou… --- ## [Why Python over any other high level language?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-python-over-any-other-high-level-language/976913)
**Author:** [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2022, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-python-over-any-other-high-level-language/976913 "2022-12-27T12:45:31Z")
I’m a long time C++ and C# developer, but recently have been asked to contribute to projects that are written in Python. Moving from C# to Python is a bit annoying for me as I’m used to knowing or quickly finding out the… --- ## [The House (A Netflix creepy dark stop animation film). I really enjoyed this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-house-a-netflix-creepy-dark-stop-animation-film-i-really-enjoyed-this/958118)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2022, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-house-a-netflix-creepy-dark-stop-animation-film-i-really-enjoyed-this/958118 "2022-12-27T03:46:51Z")
Anybody else watch this yet? It’s labeled as a “Dark Comedy” but really, it’s more dark than anything else. The first act of three was probably my favorite. --- ## [Can immunity fix "I Don't Recall"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-immunity-fix-i-dont-recall/976985)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2022, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-immunity-fix-i-dont-recall/976985 "2022-12-27T03:22:43Z")
OK, most of the time a witness pretending not to recall something that’s obviously something that any sentient being would be able to recall vividly (recent, spectacular, life-changing, etc.) doesn’t matter much and prob… --- ## [About Sony PSP memory card format](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-sony-psp-memory-card-format/977071)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2022, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-sony-psp-memory-card-format/977071 "2022-12-27T02:46:44Z")
Hello! I have modded Sony PSP, and i want to expand my memory card. Im not able to access my PSP from my PC, so i cant inspect the memory card already installed. BUT if i buy, say a 64GB memory card and format it on my P… --- ## [Is it Too Risky to Travel for Christmas with Blizzard and Very Cold Weather?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-too-risky-to-travel-for-christmas-with-blizzard-and-very-cold-weather/976802)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2022, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-too-risky-to-travel-for-christmas-with-blizzard-and-very-cold-weather/976802 "2022-12-27T01:59:24Z")
Locally a forecast for a blizzard on Thursdays and extremely cold weather following that such that I don’t think salt on the roads will melt the snow and ice–as I was planning to travel on Saturday. \[and the possibility … --- ## [Westworld season 4 (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/westworld-season-4-open-spoilers/966992)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2022, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/westworld-season-4-open-spoilers/966992 "2022-12-27T00:36:07Z")
This could be an interesting season. But if it is, there was no indication of that in the first dull, plodding episode. So I suppose this season is going to be Videogameworld? And the Lord of the Flies? --- ## [My car brakes are squeaking loudly...but stop after they warm up a bit. Normal cold weather behavior or do they need servicing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-car-brakes-are-squeaking-loudly-but-stop-after-they-warm-up-a-bit-normal-cold-weather-behavior-or-do-they-need-servicing/977070)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-car-brakes-are-squeaking-loudly-but-stop-after-they-warm-up-a-bit-normal-cold-weather-behavior-or-do-they-need-servicing/977070 "2022-12-26T21:21:47Z")
Title kinda says it all. Although I should say I do not think this is “normal” cold weather behavior. I have lived in cold climates most of my life and this is a first. When I get in my car and start driving the brake… --- ## [The Turkey Flies at Midnight!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-turkey-flies-at-midnight/977081)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-turkey-flies-at-midnight/977081 "2022-12-26T21:14:08Z")
Oops, I mean: “The Turkey is in the Oven. Repeat: The Turkey is in the Oven!” And now I get to have a bit of a break before starting on the roasted brussel sprouts and the cranberry sauce. Lemon pud for afters. Hop… --- ## [Please recommend a good, durable coffeemaker {Purchase made 12-25-2022}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-good-durable-coffeemaker-purchase-made-12-25-2022/977077)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-good-durable-coffeemaker-purchase-made-12-25-2022/977077 "2022-12-26T21:10:27Z")
Our drip coffeemaker just died. It seems like we go through coffeemakers every year or two. And our latest one was not cheap- it was a fairly high-end Cuisinart model. Is it normal for coffeemakers to die after a year o… --- ## [My symptoms that never went away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-symptoms-that-never-went-away/975957)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2022, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-symptoms-that-never-went-away/975957 "2022-12-26T20:16:15Z")
I had covid in July 2021 and felt sick, but never scary sick - no shortness of breath, for example. but a year and a half later I don’t have a normal sense of smell and this bothers me a lot. I spent a long stretch of tr… --- ## [Anyone Have An Oculus Go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-an-oculus-go/977080)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-an-oculus-go/977080 "2022-12-26T20:12:22Z")
Thinking of spending my Christmas money on a VR headset. Only the Oculus Go is within my budget. a) I have glasses. Does this machine have a system that allows me to move the lenses to adjust to my vision? b) Can I wat… --- ## [So tell me about your proposal to your SO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-your-proposal-to-your-so/976931)
**Author:** [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2022, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-your-proposal-to-your-so/976931 "2022-12-26T19:05:01Z")
Discourse tells me that this hasn’t been done since 2003, so let’s do it again. It doesn’t necessarily need to be a proposal of marriage - a proposal of commitment to your SO is the key thing. We were making out on the… --- ## [Jan 6 Hearings Follow-Along & Commentary Thread (Starts Jun 9, 2022)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 2702\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2022, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940 "2022-12-26T17:53:13Z")
The live coverage is going to begin tonight on PBS (not sure if anywhere else). Let’s do live watching and next-day analysis (Monday-morning-quarterbacking) here for as long as the hearings go on. It’s 5:30 in South Te… --- ## [Dragon Age: Absolution (Netflix animated series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragon-age-absolution-netflix-animated-series/977101)
**Author:** [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragon-age-absolution-netflix-animated-series/977101 "2022-12-26T14:14:54Z")
Yet another Netflix animated series based on a video game (see also: Castlevania, Arcane, The Cuphead Show, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Tekken: Bloodline). I thought it was kind of meh. It’s fairly generic fantasy heist st… --- ## [Borderlands' Handsome Jack == Elon Musk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/borderlands-handsome-jack-elon-musk/977033)
**Author:** [@Rejutka\_Lupex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rejutka_Lupex)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2022, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/borderlands-handsome-jack-elon-musk/977033 "2022-12-26T12:52:43Z")
Currently replaying Borderlands 2, and damn, they couldn’t make a more fitting satire if they tried. I don’t think they imitated him - was he known to be that obnoxious back then? - but it certainly fits. Just recently… --- ## [It's the last week for panic shopping in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-last-week-for-panic-shopping-in-the-mmp/976778)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 341\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2022, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-last-week-for-panic-shopping-in-the-mmp/976778 "2022-12-26T08:55:04Z")
Christmas is Sunday - are you ready? Got all your gifts bought? Got a menu planned and groceries standing by? Got places to go and things to do? Still running around like your hair is on fire? I’m hosting a family brunc… --- ## [The inventor of the UK's national dish has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-inventor-of-the-uks-national-dish-has-died/977018)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2022, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-inventor-of-the-uks-national-dish-has-died/977018 "2022-12-26T06:50:48Z")
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/ali-ahmed-aslam-chicken-tikka-masala-glasgow/index.html “Chicken tikka is an Indian dish. The masala sauce was added to satisfy the desire of British people to have their meat served … --- ## [Anyone reading Tom King’s Human Target? (DC Comic)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-reading-tom-king-s-human-target-dc-comic/975618)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2022, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-reading-tom-king-s-human-target-dc-comic/975618 "2022-12-26T04:47:32Z")
I’m reading on DC Universe Infinite. I have the premium membership, so I currently have access to books 1-8 and book 1 of Tales of the Human Target. I’m loving this modern/throwback noir detective take on the DC charact… --- ## [I need new tires - is there really such a difference in quality between cheap & expensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-new-tires-is-there-really-such-a-difference-in-quality-between-cheap-expensive/956887)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2022, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-new-tires-is-there-really-such-a-difference-in-quality-between-cheap-expensive/956887 "2022-12-26T04:12:01Z")
I have a 2012 Rav4. The cost of tires that fit (225/65R17) varies widely. I have Michelins on now, which were new when I bought the used car. I’ve never been thrilled with the traction, but I don’t know if it’s the tires… --- ## [Ever have a pork chop at a high end , errr, chop house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-have-a-pork-chop-at-a-high-end-errr-chop-house/977028)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2022, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-have-a-pork-chop-at-a-high-end-errr-chop-house/977028 "2022-12-26T03:22:56Z")
Don’t get me wrong. I love pork chops and make them often. Simple pan fried, or outdoors over the coals, even Panko crusted with pan gravy (the best). But in the end it’s a pork chop. A staple food. But given that there … --- ## [2022: The Situation in Afghanistan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-the-situation-in-afghanistan/964123)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2022, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-the-situation-in-afghanistan/964123 "2022-12-26T00:41:26Z")
Since the U.S. left Afghanistan, Straight Dope interest in the country has disappeared. Basically everyone’s worst fears have been realized. For example: The video, the product of a seven-month investigation by the… --- ## [Do You Think Google Search Has Changed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-google-search-has-changed/966694)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2022, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-google-search-has-changed/966694 "2022-12-25T22:29:14Z")
There’s an Atlantic article basically saying Google Search has been getting worse over the years. I do not really agree. Going back to the days of Netscape, Google simply offered more relevant results. While it is tru… --- ## [Joni Mitchell live performance of Woodstock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joni-mitchell-live-performance-of-woodstock/977083)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joni-mitchell-live-performance-of-woodstock/977083 "2022-12-25T22:14:05Z")
Very nice live performance of Woodstock by Joni Mitchell (piano arrangement). Looks like it’s been online for at least a couple of years, so some or most of you have probably already seen it. --- ## [It's the most miserable time of the year (Christmas music all the eff'in time)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-most-miserable-time-of-the-year-christmas-music-all-the-effin-time/976800)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2022, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-most-miserable-time-of-the-year-christmas-music-all-the-effin-time/976800 "2022-12-25T20:34:33Z")
You just can’t escape it. Pop stations play all those modern wanna-be xmas standards by every artist who wants to cash in like Mariah Carey did. Jazz stations play jazzy versions. Classical play classical versions. And … --- ## [What would communication look like we used all the same nouns for; nudity, Marihiunna, and the German language?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-communication-look-like-we-used-all-the-same-nouns-for-nudity-marihiunna-and-the-german-language/976932)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2022, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-communication-look-like-we-used-all-the-same-nouns-for-nudity-marihiunna-and-the-german-language/976932 "2022-12-25T20:20:10Z")
What would communication look like if we used all the same nouns for; nudity, Marihiunna, and the German language? --- ## [Stock 2022 Hyundai Elantra had registration pulled by officer over noise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-2022-hyundai-elantra-had-registration-pulled-by-officer-over-noise/973355)
**Author:** [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2022, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-2022-hyundai-elantra-had-registration-pulled-by-officer-over-noise/973355 "2022-12-25T19:28:37Z")
Video here, A Riverside Police Officer pulls over a driver for a loud car. The officer didn’t look under the hood to see if it had any modifications and suspended his registration until the state certified it was repai… --- ## [The Quiet Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-quiet-man/977009)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-quiet-man/977009 "2022-12-25T18:48:59Z")
Does anyone see the irony of Maureen O’Hara not respecting John Wayne in the beginning of the movie, when he was friendly, civilized, etc… and doesn’t respect him until he punches her brother, demands the dowry, then bur… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=935&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=937&state=tracking)