# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=937&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 938 --- ## [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… --- ## [Can someone give me a "meditation-for-dummies" explanation of what meditation is? (I am trying it)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-give-me-a-meditation-for-dummies-explanation-of-what-meditation-is-i-am-trying-it/976388)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2022, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-give-me-a-meditation-for-dummies-explanation-of-what-meditation-is-i-am-trying-it/976388 "2022-12-25T04:00:22Z")
It’s one of those words that seems to mean 10 different things in 10 different contexts. But when people talk a lot about meditation these days, what exactly is it, in dumbed-down form? Apparently, from the little I can… --- ## [2013 Chevy Equinox, blown engine, dealer won't honor warranty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-chevy-equinox-blown-engine-dealer-wont-honor-warranty/976701)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2022, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-chevy-equinox-blown-engine-dealer-wont-honor-warranty/976701 "2022-12-25T03:49:22Z")
Last November, my stepdaughter bought a 2013 Chevy Equinox from a local dealership, along with an extended warranty. Just a couple months later (Jan or Feb of this year) she had it back at the dealership because the engi… --- ## [Dr. House's crime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-houses-crime/977060)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2022, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-houses-crime/977060 "2022-12-25T03:41:02Z")
Question for lawyer types: In season 3 of the TV show House, opioid-addicted Dr. House is brought to trial because he fraudulently acquired some oxycodone intended for a patient at his hospital. House presented a valid p… --- ## [Movie trailer false advertising suit goes forward](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-trailer-false-advertising-suit-goes-forward/976964)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2022, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-trailer-false-advertising-suit-goes-forward/976964 "2022-12-25T02:56:56Z")
Ana De Armas Fans Clear Hurdle In Movie Trailer False Advertising Lawsuit (buzzfeednews.com) Apparently, fans of a certain actress saw her featured prominently in a movie trailer but when they saw the film she had been … --- ## [I Hate Suzie starring Billie Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-suzie-starring-billie-piper/927071)
**Author:** [@Nicest\_of\_the\_Damned](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nicest_of_the_Damned)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2022, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-suzie-starring-billie-piper/927071 "2022-12-25T01:26:59Z")
Billie Piper stars as an alternate universe, trainwreck version of herself. A former teen pop star who went on to be a fan favorite in SF genre shows has compromising photos leaked online. The show follows the fallout on… --- ## [Vulnerability of having everything on your phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vulnerability-of-having-everything-on-your-phone/976456)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2022, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vulnerability-of-having-everything-on-your-phone/976456 "2022-12-25T01:05:55Z")
Over dinner some friends of ours were telling us about friends of theirs who were robbed by three young men (maybe even teens) at gunpoint in Baltimore. It’s one thing to give up whatever cash you have on you but these g… --- ## [Help ID this plant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-plant/976923)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2022, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-plant/976923 "2022-12-25T00:31:25Z")
It just came up in my succulents garden. Google identified it as a rose but that’s not right. --- ## [Insane working model of the 1966 Batmobile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insane-working-model-of-the-1966-batmobile/977037)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2022, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insane-working-model-of-the-1966-batmobile/977037 "2022-12-24T22:53:12Z")
YouTuber Batcarguy has built a real-world working replica of the Batmobile from the 1966 Batman TV show. Everything on it works, from the flames shooting from the back to the Batchutes to the guns that unfold from the do… --- ## [What percentage of wildflowers have burrs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-wildflowers-have-burrs/977056)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2022, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-wildflowers-have-burrs/977056 "2022-12-24T22:39:27Z")
We are up at our place in Williams, AZ (“Gateway to the Grand Canyon,” LOL). The remains of last years wildflowers all over the yard. We have a small poodle-ish dog, and he gets absolutely covered in burrs. The variety i… --- ## [What’s worth listening to on Sirius XM?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-worth-listening-to-on-sirius-xm/976528)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2022, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-worth-listening-to-on-sirius-xm/976528 "2022-12-24T22:31:33Z")
I’m being offered a trial subscription to Sirius XM. What should I expect? I mostly listen to podcasts. When I’m not listening to podcasts, I’m listening to public radio. Of I want to listen to music, I use Spotify or m… --- ## [Are there good sources for record sales at the time of release?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-good-sources-for-record-sales-at-the-time-of-release/977054)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2022, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-good-sources-for-record-sales-at-the-time-of-release/977054 "2022-12-24T22:30:05Z")
I was thinking about old music - Sinatra, Elvis, the Beatles, etc. We do a lot of reporting by sales numbers. And in threads where they are discussed, the songs that have longevity win out. But I was wondering if there… --- ## [Blue LED lips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-led-lips/976096)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2022, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-led-lips/976096 "2022-12-24T22:18:13Z")
There was a vehicle behind me for miles this morning (like Everett to about North Seattle). The driver appeared to have blue LED lips. Eventually, she changed lanes and I could see that she had a blue, light-emitting d… --- ## [What are you personally willing to give up to combat Climate Change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-personally-willing-to-give-up-to-combat-climate-change/976906)
**Author:** [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2022, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-personally-willing-to-give-up-to-combat-climate-change/976906 "2022-12-24T21:26:26Z")
There was recently a quiz in the NYT which compared lifestyle changes Americans thought would have a positive effect on climate change versus what actually would. The results showed an inverse relationship, as well as s… --- ## [Manufactured egg products and getting rid of shells](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manufactured-egg-products-and-getting-rid-of-shells/976976)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2022, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manufactured-egg-products-and-getting-rid-of-shells/976976 "2022-12-24T21:18:49Z")
I’m currently eating a pre-prepared egg bite (Three Bridges brand) and find myself wondering just how food factories deal with opening that many eggs and getting rid of shells, since I do not recall ever finding bits of … --- ## [Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers movie debuted 20 years (+ a few days) ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers-movie-debuted-20-years-a-few-days-ago/977016)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2022, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers-movie-debuted-20-years-a-few-days-ago/977016 "2022-12-24T21:06:40Z")
Some folks sitting near me at a restaurant were discussing LOTR movies (not sure which one) and that reminded me that last year was 20 years since FOTR debuted, which meant that this year it is TTT. It debuted Dec 18, 20… --- ## [Are any bilingual Spanish/German territories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-bilingual-spanish-german-territories/976934)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2022, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-bilingual-spanish-german-territories/976934 "2022-12-24T20:40:25Z")
Are there any territories where German and Spanish are official language? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=936&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=938&state=tracking)