# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=937&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 938 --- ## [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… --- ## [Dear Stupid Bitch from HR...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-stupid-bitch-from-hr/92509)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2001, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-stupid-bitch-from-hr/92509 "2001-11-10T15:16:20Z")
Hi, Sarah here. Remember me? Well, you should considering you just completely fucked me less than 20 minutes ago. I’ve been trying to get a job from you for about a month. A FUCKING MONTH. Yet I have no job. Peculiar. Wh… --- ## [Question for US constitutional experts and historians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-us-constitutional-experts-and-historians/977040)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-us-constitutional-experts-and-historians/977040 "2022-12-25T17:35:51Z")
IANA American or historian and I am curious about the nature of the US and its founding principles. Does anyone know if there was an intent of the founding fathers to actually create a/one country or was their intent to… --- ## [Which movie should I watch - need answers fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-should-i-watch-need-answers-fast/977034)
**Author:** [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-should-i-watch-need-answers-fast/977034 "2022-12-25T16:37:31Z")
It’s A Wonderful Life, Planes, Trains and Automobiles or North By Northwest. All starting soon. Which to watch now and which to record for later? --- ## [NFL Rule clarification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-rule-clarification/977055)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2022, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-rule-clarification/977055 "2022-12-25T15:23:02Z")
This happened last week in the Chargers @ Titans game that basically ended the 1st half With 12 seconds left in the 2nd Qtr, Herbert from the Titans 25 yds line passed the ball into the endzone and double coverage inten… --- ## [Rules on access SD with a VPN](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-on-access-sd-with-a-vpn/977073)
**Author:** [@burt-lancaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burt-lancaster)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2022, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-on-access-sd-with-a-vpn/977073 "2022-12-25T14:49:38Z")
Hello :wave: I signed up for an account on a VPN and the next morning I was not able to sign in. I’ve been the target of some cyber harassment after I got an instructor fired from the IT Department at Madison College an… --- ## [Start Lyft Work. Any advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/start-lyft-work-any-advice/973968)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2022, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/start-lyft-work-any-advice/973968 "2022-12-25T13:49:10Z")
I got tired of getting messed with, and I was accepted by the ride-share service Lyft. I intend to do this daylight hours only, part time. Any advice? --- ## [Soccer... errr Football Time Keeping Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soccer-errr-football-time-keeping-question/976825)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2022, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soccer-errr-football-time-keeping-question/976825 "2022-12-25T12:53:06Z")
Watching the World Cup a question popped into my head that I can’t figure out. Why, in this day and age, with our sophisticated electronics and encrypted communications, is the referee’s watch/timer not made available to… --- ## [Adaptive Cruise control or Cross-traffic alert pick one (need answer sorta quick)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adaptive-cruise-control-or-cross-traffic-alert-pick-one-need-answer-sorta-quick/977010)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2022, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adaptive-cruise-control-or-cross-traffic-alert-pick-one-need-answer-sorta-quick/977010 "2022-12-25T11:54:45Z")
So I’m in the market for a recent used car and I have a couple of options (Kia K5 vs Hyundai Sonata) that I like pretty much equally well. The main difference is that one has adaptive cruise control and the other has Cro… --- ## [Was J.Edgar Hoover gay? Does it matter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-j-edgar-hoover-gay-does-it-matter/976136)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2022, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-j-edgar-hoover-gay-does-it-matter/976136 "2022-12-25T11:47:13Z")
J. Edgar Hoover was the founder of the FBI (the United States’ federal police force), and ran it from the 1920s until his death in 1972. During that time, Hoover wielded substantial power. Notably, after his death, it … --- ## [Thoughts on a young child's death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-a-young-childs-death/976235)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2022, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-a-young-childs-death/976235 "2022-12-25T10:30:46Z")
My daughter’s niece (child of her husband’s sister) died today at age 2 1/2. She was born without a working kidney. Her kidneys were removed, and the past 2 1/2 years have been a continuous effort to get her to the poi… --- ## [Happy Holidays, SDMB Family!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-holidays-sdmb-family/976924)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2022, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-holidays-sdmb-family/976924 "2022-12-25T09:02:16Z")
Well, in a few minutes I will shut everything down and head for the door, and I won’t have to get up and come back to school until January the 9th! So, it is time to wish my SDMB family a wonderful Christmas if you cele… --- ## [China removes most covid restrictions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-removes-most-covid-restrictions/976785)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2022, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-removes-most-covid-restrictions/976785 "2022-12-25T07:11:32Z")
I’ve just read the headlines, and I honestly don’t know the details, but I gather that China has pivoted away from zero-covid rather sharply, and they everyone is expecting a covid surge in response. And I’ve heard that … --- ## ["Like a Continental soldier"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-a-continental-soldier/209097)
**Author:** [@Gotterfunken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gotterfunken)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2012, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-a-continental-soldier/209097 "2012-09-21T20:53:06Z")
I arose from bed this morning with the song “Do Your Ears Hang Low?” stuck in my head. As I showered, I pondered over the meaning of the lyrics. Putting aside the question of why you would ever want to tie your ears in… --- ## [AWD vs. 4WD Steering Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awd-vs-4wd-steering-question/976748)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2022, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awd-vs-4wd-steering-question/976748 "2022-12-25T04:15:59Z")
My wife has an all wheel drive car while I have a truck with 4-wheel drive. I live in snow country, and during the winter months I sometimes put my truck in 4-wheel drive on slushy roads or in parking lots. When I switc… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=936&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=938&state=muted)