# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=939&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 940 --- ## [So I rewatched "The Homecoming"-The Waltons 'pilot'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-rewatched-the-homecoming-the-waltons-pilot/976261)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2022, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-rewatched-the-homecoming-the-waltons-pilot/976261 "2022-12-23T18:53:37Z")
Well first of all the ending doesn’t match up to what I remember. So I’ll chalk that up to Mandela Effect. In my memory, the very very end is heartbreaking and goes something like this "Our father passed away a few years… --- ## [Crash-landing jet: was ejection from the ground a good idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crash-landing-jet-was-ejection-from-the-ground-a-good-idea/976641)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2022, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crash-landing-jet-was-ejection-from-the-ground-a-good-idea/976641 "2022-12-23T18:52:59Z")
Not sure if this is a factual question, but I imagine there are hard-and-fast protocols for this. Anyway, a video clip of military jet crash-landing on the runway has been playing very often on the news yesterday and tod… --- ## [My rescue cat is hiding, what if it never comes out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-rescue-cat-is-hiding-what-if-it-never-comes-out/976723)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-rescue-cat-is-hiding-what-if-it-never-comes-out/976723 "2022-12-23T18:47:09Z")
Could it die under there?? It’s been over 24 hours. I’ve pushed some water under there, and some food, I think both have been ignored, it hasn’t used the litter. It was a young cat, maybe 3 - 4 mos. old, the guy who gave… --- ## [I cannot eat Old Bay seasoning, do you have a similar seasoning of your own? Sans tiny knives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-eat-old-bay-seasoning-do-you-have-a-similar-seasoning-of-your-own-sans-tiny-knives/976938)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-eat-old-bay-seasoning-do-you-have-a-similar-seasoning-of-your-own-sans-tiny-knives/976938 "2022-12-23T18:34:17Z")
Something in it makes my mouth feel like a thousand tiny pins are pricking my tongue, gums, the sides of my mouth, I just can’t. But I’d like to do a sort of seafood boil. Any thoughts as to what I could use that won’t s… --- ## [Tell me about your year!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-year/976648)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2022, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-year/976648 "2022-12-23T16:14:34Z")
I’ve had one of the craziest years of my life: Almost lost my mom to cancer (she’s had her surgery and doing awesome by the way!). Entered a program where the government pays you to go to university to become a registe… --- ## [Commercial scale landfill waste to aviation fuel plant operational now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercial-scale-landfill-waste-to-aviation-fuel-plant-operational-now/977006)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercial-scale-landfill-waste-to-aviation-fuel-plant-operational-now/977006 "2022-12-23T15:39:42Z")
Its not as sexy as Nuclear Fusion. Its old technologies from the waste industry, coal industry and oil industry sewn together. The result is low carbon footprint fuels that can be used in aviation and even cars. BTW i… --- ## [Unicorn License](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unicorn-license/976460)
**Author:** [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2022, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unicorn-license/976460 "2022-12-23T15:30:29Z")
For once I’m pretty sure I’ve got the right category. There is no particular point to this story other than ‘sometimes people are nice in interesting ways’; I just feel like I’ve got to share it. --- ## [Dungeons & Dragons: Horse God (God\[s\] of Horses?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dungeons-dragons-horse-god-god-s-of-horses/976851)
**Author:** [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dungeons-dragons-horse-god-god-s-of-horses/976851 "2022-12-23T15:28:53Z")
Been a very long time since I’ve played, but does anyone recall if there was/were Horse Gods? Gods of Horses? It came up in a strange discussion at work. --- ## [Do you have a "usual" chair? At the table?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-usual-chair-at-the-table/975531)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-usual-chair-at-the-table/975531 "2022-12-23T14:24:12Z")
In a thread about peoples’ phones, someone mentioned their “usual place on the sofa.” Made me wonder whether most folk had a “usual” place where they sat when at home and, if so, what it was like. And, on a related poi… --- ## [70s Chicago (Terry Kath Era) - Are You a Fan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-chicago-terry-kath-era-are-you-a-fan/974541)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2022, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-chicago-terry-kath-era-are-you-a-fan/974541 "2022-12-23T14:09:16Z")
Chicago is one of the first bands I knew about, mostly thanks to my next-door neighbor (they had all their records). At 11, me and him also started play in a band, and before the guitar player would come by, we’d always … --- ## ["Dancing In The Dark" is still the best](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-in-the-dark-is-still-the-best/976886)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-in-the-dark-is-still-the-best/976886 "2022-12-23T13:53:17Z")
Just watched Bruce’s original video and my heart just aches for lost youth and times long gone. What a great song! Bruce never looked better. The lyrics are great, the music is rockin’ and perfect and when Bruce sings, “… --- ## [Massachusetts recount flips election result by one vote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massachusetts-recount-flips-election-result-by-one-vote/976355)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2022, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massachusetts-recount-flips-election-result-by-one-vote/976355 "2022-12-23T12:21:15Z")
The original result had the GOP candidate leading by 10 votes. Unsurprisingly, he now will challenge the result. --- ## [Really silly warnings that manufacturers put on products because they might get sued](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-silly-warnings-that-manufacturers-put-on-products-because-they-might-get-sued/66944)
**Author:** [@aha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aha)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2022, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-silly-warnings-that-manufacturers-put-on-products-because-they-might-get-sued/66944 "2022-12-23T06:32:58Z")
I just looked down at my computer keyboard for the 1000th or so time and for the 1000th or so I have seen this label. WARNING: Some experts believe that the use of any keyboard may cause serious injury. Consult statemen… --- ## [What came first? Religious or Civil law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-came-first-religious-or-civil-law/976850)
**Author:** [@Janus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Janus)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2022, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-came-first-religious-or-civil-law/976850 "2022-12-23T04:03:49Z")
Various species have rules they seem to follow. Humans have codified these rules and they are much more complex. So were some naked apes sitting around a fire eating a mastodon, and they decided “hey, since Oog killed … --- ## [How to find out about a relative who died in WW2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-out-about-a-relative-who-died-in-ww2/925011)
**Author:** [@hibernicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hibernicus)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2022, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-out-about-a-relative-who-died-in-ww2/925011 "2022-12-23T04:03:16Z")
I understand that a somewhat distant relative of mine died in the Pacific Theater in WW2 while serving with the US Armed Forces. I don’t know which branch - Army, Marines, Navy. Here’s what I know: his name: Patrick S… --- ## [W-4 confusion (need answer fast-ish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/w-4-confusion-need-answer-fast-ish/976971)
**Author:** [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2022, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/w-4-confusion-need-answer-fast-ish/976971 "2022-12-23T03:52:29Z")
The company that I work for is being purchased by another company, which means a stack of paperwork of course. The only thing I am confused about is the W-4 that I need to fill out. This is the form in question (PDF war… --- ## [What goods or services could Ukraine sell after the war is over to help rebuild their economy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-goods-or-services-could-ukraine-sell-after-the-war-is-over-to-help-rebuild-their-economy/969610)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2022, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-goods-or-services-could-ukraine-sell-after-the-war-is-over-to-help-rebuild-their-economy/969610 "2022-12-23T02:51:17Z")
I guess one thing I’m asking is what goods/services does or could Ukraine sell that people in wealthy western nations with a grudge against Russia could buy to help rebuild their economy? For example, Ukraine has a medi… --- ## [Mask use in Japan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mask-use-in-japan/976147)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2022, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mask-use-in-japan/976147 "2022-12-23T02:14:50Z")
Japan fully opened to foreign tourism in October, and my wife and I took advantage of the opportunity soon after that. While there, we noticed that COVID prevention practices there are quite different from here in the U… --- ## [Flu and Covid shots at the same time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flu-and-covid-shots-at-the-same-time/973947)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2022, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flu-and-covid-shots-at-the-same-time/973947 "2022-12-23T01:35:17Z")
I just got a covid booster and this year’s flu shot today. Has anyone else done this? I know that reactions are fairly personal, but did it seem better, worse, no different than just getting the shots separately on dif… --- ## [Problem with posting images in the "Caption This" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-posting-images-in-the-caption-this-thread/975871)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2022, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-posting-images-in-the-caption-this-thread/975871 "2022-12-23T01:29:49Z")
Lately, when it’s my turn to post an image in the “Caption This” thread, I get the “Sorry, you can’t embed media images in a post” rejection. It wasn’t a problem foe me before, but it’s been going on for the past month o… --- ## [Can US capitol security stop members of congress from getting on the floor of the House or Senate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-us-capitol-security-stop-members-of-congress-from-getting-on-the-floor-of-the-house-or-senate/976939)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2022, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-us-capitol-security-stop-members-of-congress-from-getting-on-the-floor-of-the-house-or-senate/976939 "2022-12-22T23:12:58Z")
I saw the article (linked below) which claims that Reps Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert ignored a capitol security checkpoint and entered the House floor to see the speech by Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky. The arti… --- ## [Sigh...I guess I joined the gun culture...and it pisses me off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-i-guess-i-joined-the-gun-culture-and-it-pisses-me-off/973973)
**Author:** [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-i-guess-i-joined-the-gun-culture-and-it-pisses-me-off/973973 "2022-12-22T22:42:31Z")
Debated where to put this and decided the Pit was more appropriate or even to post at all. However, I am a little pissed and want to get this off my chest. Except for a short time while a teen where there was an army d… --- ## [Santa, elves, bust a cocaine gang](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-elves-bust-a-cocaine-gang/976918)
**Author:** [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-elves-bust-a-cocaine-gang/976918 "2022-12-22T22:26:15Z")
A group of Peruvian police, dressed as Santa and elves, busted a drug gang on Saturday. They didn’t come in through the chimney, and the smugglers probably wish they were only getting coal in their stockings. --- ## [Where Have All The Sandbags Gone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-sandbags-gone/975812)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2022, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-sandbags-gone/975812 "2022-12-22T21:50:07Z")
Another one of those puzzles in life: When a hurricane approaches, we see on the news people stacking sandbags. But, once the danger passes, where do all the sandbags go? Does someone come around and collect them? Does … --- ## [Phrases Which Mean The Same Thing, Except When They Don’t](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-which-mean-the-same-thing-except-when-they-don-t/976883)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2022, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-which-mean-the-same-thing-except-when-they-don-t/976883 "2022-12-22T19:42:43Z")
For example, “I’m sorry” usually means the same thing as “I apologize”. Except at funerals. “Mind your own business” means the same thing as “Mind your own beeswax”. But you can’t “get down to beeswax”. --- ## [Cinnamon rolls with chili- is this a nationwide thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinnamon-rolls-with-chili-is-this-a-nationwide-thing/976273)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinnamon-rolls-with-chili-is-this-a-nationwide-thing/976273 "2022-12-22T19:40:01Z")
I’ve experienced this combination in several places across the nation. Is this a thing, and if so, what’s the origin? --- ## [What or where was the shi\*\*iest place you've ever lived?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-or-where-was-the-shi-iest-place-youve-ever-lived/970811)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-or-where-was-the-shi-iest-place-youve-ever-lived/970811 "2022-12-22T19:14:50Z")
I was just watching a US movie (name not important or anything) but it showed a trailer-park in the middle of a dustbowl and it got me thinking. I’ve NEVER lived in a place like that, well, especially as trailer-parks a… --- ## [NFL 2022: Week Fifteen Minutes of Fame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-fifteen-minutes-of-fame/976601)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-fifteen-minutes-of-fame/976601 "2022-12-22T19:10:17Z")
It’s week 15, that weird time of year when we start having NFL games on Saturday. Thursday 49ers at Seahawks (+3, 43) Saturday 1:00 pm ET – Colts at Vikings (-4, 48.5) 4:30 pm ET – Ravens at Browns (-2.5, 37) 8:15 … --- ## [(MCU) Are we just wasting our time with spaceships?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-are-we-just-wasting-our-time-with-spaceships/976742)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-are-we-just-wasting-our-time-with-spaceships/976742 "2022-12-22T18:19:03Z")
Now, I think Love and Thunder is my new favorite Thor film… But really, when you can travel to the realm of the gods and the literal center of the universe using nothing more than a wooden boat (with no life support), t… --- ## [If the Feds indict Trump, where will the jury pool come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-feds-indict-trump-where-will-the-jury-pool-come-from/976865)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-feds-indict-trump-where-will-the-jury-pool-come-from/976865 "2022-12-22T16:21:24Z")
Most of the crimes happened in Washington, DC, but some, like the fake electoral certificates, also extended to other States. How would they decide which district to try the case in, and who would be eligible to serve on… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=938&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=940&state=tracking)