# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=942&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 943 --- ## [Catholic priest defrocked for blasphemous communications on social media](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-priest-defrocked-for-blasphemous-communications-on-social-media/976740)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-priest-defrocked-for-blasphemous-communications-on-social-media/976740 "2022-12-20T12:31:34Z")
And for disobeying the hierarchy Father Frank Pavone is a well-known pro-life activist and national director of the organization Priests for Life, according to the article. --- ## [Should I bother recovering my couch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bother-recovering-my-couch/976777)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bother-recovering-my-couch/976777 "2022-12-20T12:09:08Z")
In my attempt to figure out what furniture should go where, I find myself still in possession of my ratty old couch that is nevertheless frustratingly comfortable, so I want to keep it around. But it’s falling to pieces… --- ## [Berlin's giant AquaDom aquarium explodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/berlins-giant-aquadom-aquarium-explodes/976640)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/berlins-giant-aquadom-aquarium-explodes/976640 "2022-12-20T09:49:14Z")
Berlin’s giant aquarium containing 1,500 fish has exploded !! It was 14m high… pic lower down shows scale. No known cause - and no mention of the fish. Don’t be stupid Discourse. How is this in any way similar to H… --- ## [Happy Beethoven's Birthday!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-beethovens-birthday/976626)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-beethovens-birthday/976626 "2022-12-20T08:29:17Z")
--- ## [Terry Hall (UK Musician) has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-hall-uk-musician-has-died/976836)
**Author:** [@TCMF-2L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TCMF-2L)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-hall-uk-musician-has-died/976836 "2022-12-20T08:09:01Z")
No idea how well known he is in the US but Terry Hall has died aged 63. He rose to fame in the post punk UK music Ska revival scene (alongside bands like Madness, Selector and The Beat) with The Specials. Their first bi… --- ## [Why would anyone wear shorts over pants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-anyone-wear-shorts-over-pants/559765)
**Author:** [@CatherineZeta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatherineZeta)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-anyone-wear-shorts-over-pants/559765 "2022-12-20T05:28:41Z")
I have a vague acquaintance who wears “sweat shorts” over sweat pants. This is paired with some sort of t-shirt product and sneakers. I know how other people dress is none of my business, but I can’t help but find it str… --- ## [The cynicism of the '60s & '70s v. the naiveté of the '50 - real or imagined, a new turn or reversion to baseline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cynicism-of-the-60s-70s-v-the-naivete-of-the-50-real-or-imagined-a-new-turn-or-reversion-to-baseline/976709)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cynicism-of-the-60s-70s-v-the-naivete-of-the-50-real-or-imagined-a-new-turn-or-reversion-to-baseline/976709 "2022-12-20T03:44:07Z")
This started with me rather recently reading an article about being a (rural midwestern) college student during the Vietnam war and not believing the President would lie to the people, and other (urban, northeastern) col… --- ## [10th post lost in 'saving'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-post-lost-in-saving/930139)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-post-lost-in-saving/930139 "2022-12-20T00:42:49Z")
Fuck this site. The old site didn’t this. It does to me all the time. I have a great internet connection, super-fast, but all the time ‘saving’… Where is the middle-finger emoji??? --- ## [Do you have any art hanging in your garage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-art-hanging-in-your-garage/976466)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-art-hanging-in-your-garage/976466 "2022-12-20T00:21:59Z")
Assuming, of course, that you have a garage. Some years back, we had amassed more/different pictures and stuff than we wished to display on our interior walls, so we decided to hang a couple of pieces in our garage. Ri… --- ## [How do you become a great chess player?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-become-a-great-chess-player/976591)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-become-a-great-chess-player/976591 "2022-12-20T00:11:55Z")
I know it is based on theory but ISTM that in 2022 most chess is memorizing openings along with most of the lines. So if I want to raise my game to the next level do I really need to memorized all those openings and def… --- ## [When did kids practice the Electric Slide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-kids-practice-the-electric-slide/976804)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-kids-practice-the-electric-slide/976804 "2022-12-20T00:11:02Z")
This might date me, but I remember kids at Prom and dances just doing the Electric Slide in big groups. When did everyone get so skilled? --- ## [When Kids Make Your Heart Swell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-kids-make-your-heart-swell/976795)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-kids-make-your-heart-swell/976795 "2022-12-19T23:50:54Z")
We may have had something similar to this already, but I wanted to share a moment involving my granddaughter. My11yo granddaughter plays hockey. At a recent game, they smoked the other team 12-1. She made her first goal… --- ## [Developing Algorithms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/developing-algorithms/976803)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/developing-algorithms/976803 "2022-12-19T22:43:59Z")
Every time I sit down at the computer, I have this wish that my computer would take me to places I haven’t been before and then walk me down a path of more detail where I cold veer off if something caught my attention. I… --- ## [Diatomaceous Earth as pest control for indoor plants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diatomaceous-earth-as-pest-control-for-indoor-plants/976612)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diatomaceous-earth-as-pest-control-for-indoor-plants/976612 "2022-12-19T22:01:56Z")
I have converted a 55 gallon aquarium into an herb garden. The fungus gnats have converted it into a brothel. I want to slay the sinful creatures for they are naughty in my sight. I would prefer to effect my genocide w… --- ## [Statistics package for the home in retirement: SAS? R? or...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-package-for-the-home-in-retirement-sas-r-or/976779)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-package-for-the-home-in-retirement-sas-r-or/976779 "2022-12-19T21:36:41Z")
I’m retiring within months. But I’ve been using SAS statistical analysis software for 34 years and would like to be able to continue doing the things it’s helped me do for my various personal scientific interests in reti… --- ## [Need help with simple backup solution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-simple-backup-solution/976653)
**Author:** [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-simple-backup-solution/976653 "2022-12-19T20:43:39Z")
Hi! I’m hoping you can provide some advice. I have a Windows desktop computer with a 500 GB SSD drive. I also have an external 10TB (I’m a photographer, so I have a LOT of images) where I store most of my data. I’m u… --- ## [Talk me down! (I'm unreasonably outraged by new employee behavior)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-down-im-unreasonably-outraged-by-new-employee-behavior/975242)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-down-im-unreasonably-outraged-by-new-employee-behavior/975242 "2022-12-19T20:13:04Z")
I have an assistant who has been on board for about 4 months. She does good work and I have no particular complaints about her performance. We had a board meeting today, in which she was included. It went one longer tha… --- ## [Do you have a sense of pitch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-sense-of-pitch/976383)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-sense-of-pitch/976383 "2022-12-19T20:00:20Z")
I don’t, which is too bad because I like to sing, much more than anyone with ears enjoys hearing me sing. But I don’t even get the concept of pitch. If someone says to me, “Sing that an octave higher” or “Sing that in B… --- ## [So, Oppenheimer really was a communist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-oppenheimer-really-was-a-communist/241655)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-oppenheimer-really-was-a-communist/241655 "2022-12-19T19:57:47Z")
Pity that this did not come out before the death of Edward Teller a few months ago. --- ## ["Emancipation"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emancipation/976780)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emancipation/976780 "2022-12-19T19:17:41Z")
On Saturday night, my brother, SiL, and I settled in to watch the movie, “Emancipation”, featuring the person who is currently Hollywood’s chief villain, Will Smith. We were totally engrossed in the movie and very impre… --- ## [Yellowstone 1923 Season Thread Premieres Dec 18](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellowstone-1923-season-thread-premieres-dec-18/976764)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellowstone-1923-season-thread-premieres-dec-18/976764 "2022-12-19T19:12:14Z")
I saw the premiere tonight on Paramount+. Quite surprised they signed Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren. They are certanly A list talent. I’ll comment about the episode tomorrow after people have watched. Should we use s… --- ## [The aliens in the Alien franchise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aliens-in-the-alien-franchise/966678)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aliens-in-the-alien-franchise/966678 "2022-12-19T18:21:34Z")
What exactly made the aliens such ferocious adversaries? Their main tactic seemed to be sneaking up on people from behind. If the Marines had stuck together, with guns pointed in all directions, they might have had a cha… --- ## [Was ChatGPT Used?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-chatgpt-used/976721)
**Author:** [@Petek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petek)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-chatgpt-used/976721 "2022-12-19T17:28:40Z")
I hang out on another forum where cooking is discussed. Recently, a new member posted replies that seemed to me were generated by ChatGPT. I’d be interested in other opinions whether or not this is the case. In the follo… --- ## [Urban fantasy books that AREN'T Harlequin romances with magic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-fantasy-books-that-arent-harlequin-romances-with-magic/547603)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urban-fantasy-books-that-arent-harlequin-romances-with-magic/547603 "2022-12-19T17:15:03Z")
In theory, I really like urban fantasy as a genre. In practice, it’s often just a rather thin veneer of urban fantasy over a thick nougat of romance novel. Even good series like the Patricia Briggs “Mercy Thompson” and… --- ## [Thoughts on jogging with dogs under a year old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-jogging-with-dogs-under-a-year-old/976751)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-jogging-with-dogs-under-a-year-old/976751 "2022-12-19T17:10:28Z")
I find many on line sources that advise against taking dogs out on runs until that are over a certain age, usually twelve months, sometimes fifteen, rarely nine. The stated rationale is open growth plates and therefore … --- ## [Why do all Discworld video adaptations suck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-all-discworld-video-adaptations-suck/642430)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-all-discworld-video-adaptations-suck/642430 "2022-12-19T17:07:21Z")
I love PTerry, I really do. But it kills me to watch the attempts that have been made to bring his works to video. The Colour of Magic movie with Sean Astin and Tim Curry seemed promising, but it was such a disappointm… --- ## [Where can I stream Killing Time (1998)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-stream-killing-time-1998/976786)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-stream-killing-time-1998/976786 "2022-12-19T15:48:06Z")
I’ve mentioned this movie in a couple other threads, but now I’m trying to get serious. I’ve been checking Tubi, Vudu, and other services without success. It’s not a great movie, but it is fun to watch. My problem is … --- ## [Is "Harry and Meghan" worth my time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-harry-and-meghan-worth-my-time/976269)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-harry-and-meghan-worth-my-time/976269 "2022-12-19T15:39:35Z")
I’ve been poking around trying to find some comments from anyone who has actually watched one or more episodes on Netflix. Maybe my searching ability is weak. Is it worth my time to watch any of this, er, documentary? … --- ## [On this day in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-this-day-in-the-mmp/976386)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-this-day-in-the-mmp/976386 "2022-12-19T14:37:44Z")
On this day in 1901 Guglielmo Marconi sends the first transatlantic radio signal, from Poldhu in Cornwall to Newfoundland, Canada. Go ahead - work that into a conversation - I dare ya!! :wink: Also on this day this yea… --- ## [Democratic governments are the only thing that prevent us from calling the likes of Trump and Musk 'Your Majesty' ? Biblical musings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-governments-are-the-only-thing-that-prevent-us-from-calling-the-likes-of-trump-and-musk-your-majesty-biblical-musings/976781)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-governments-are-the-only-thing-that-prevent-us-from-calling-the-likes-of-trump-and-musk-your-majesty-biblical-musings/976781 "2022-12-19T14:08:40Z")
After hearing about how the ultra rich live (from hearsay, a former financial advisor to one of them), it appears that they, practically speaking, have no laws or restrictions. For instance crossing international bounda… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=941&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=943&state=tracking)