# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=945&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 946 --- ## [Besides Turkey (and Thanksgiving Fixins) What Foods Are Only/Usually Eaten Seasonally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/besides-turkey-and-thanksgiving-fixins-what-foods-are-only-usually-eaten-seasonally/975456)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2022, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/besides-turkey-and-thanksgiving-fixins-what-foods-are-only-usually-eaten-seasonally/975456 "2022-12-16T11:12:40Z")
Turkeys are available year-round in the US, but other than in the form of lunchmeat, I only eat turkey at Christmas and Thanksgiving. Turkey is likely on the menu at many BBQ places, but if I’m at a BBQ place, I’m gettin… --- ## [I want to have a steampunk lamp. But what is steampunk anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-have-a-steampunk-lamp-but-what-is-steampunk-anyway/970452)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2022, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-have-a-steampunk-lamp-but-what-is-steampunk-anyway/970452 "2022-12-16T07:32:22Z")
So now that I have moved into my new place and settled down a bit, I want to populate it with knick knacks and furniture that suit my eclectic tastes. And one idea I had was to have a soft-glow table lamp with a steampun… --- ## [Is Anyone Watching 1899? (No spoilers, please)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-watching-1899-no-spoilers-please/976394)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2022, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-watching-1899-no-spoilers-please/976394 "2022-12-16T05:26:12Z")
I watched the first episode last night. I’m not sure about it yet. One thing that I absolutely hate is all of the overly loud, irritating mood music throughout the show. But I’m intrigued and will watch more. --- ## [Life Savers candy Christmas book thingy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-savers-candy-christmas-book-thingy/45201)
**Author:** [@Suo\_Na](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suo_Na)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2022, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-savers-candy-christmas-book-thingy/45201 "2022-12-16T05:16:59Z")
I need to know, soon, what the flavours are in the Christmas gift book of Life Savers. It doesn’t say on the package, or on the website. Anyone have one on hand? --- ## [Any historical navies that could be considered blue water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-historical-navies-that-could-be-considered-blue-water/975984)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2022, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-historical-navies-that-could-be-considered-blue-water/975984 "2022-12-16T05:01:32Z")
The British seemed to have a commanding navy up till at least the war of 1812, perhaps beyond, and would seem to qualify, especially given the time and tech of that day. But do they actually qualify as such? What about… --- ## [Fresh Water Sushi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-water-sushi/976547)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2022, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-water-sushi/976547 "2022-12-16T03:59:22Z")
Is there such a thing as using fresh water fish for Sushi? If not, why not? --- ## [Does anyone else here use Alibris, in any capacity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-here-use-alibris-in-any-capacity/976619)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2022, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-here-use-alibris-in-any-capacity/976619 "2022-12-16T03:17:19Z")
Alibris is a smaller-than-Amazon website where third-party vendors like me can sell things like books and movies. Anyway, I’m unable to log on, and I contacted them via e-mail and of course got a generic message back sa… --- ## [Colonoscopy Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colonoscopy-question/976291)
**Author:** [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2022, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colonoscopy-question/976291 "2022-12-16T02:21:58Z")
Is it ok to have a drink of alcohol the night before a colonoscopy? How about a puff or two of ganja? Thank you, dopers. --- ## [Windows 10 Update Borked My Computer (Need Answer Somewhat Fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-update-borked-my-computer-need-answer-somewhat-fast/976552)
**Author:** [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-update-borked-my-computer-need-answer-somewhat-fast/976552 "2022-12-16T00:14:34Z")
So, I came home and my computer had a little orange dot in the bottom taskbar, indicating it had installed an update (2022-12 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5021233)) and would res… --- ## [Should Universities Encourage Gambling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-universities-encourage-gambling/975281)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-universities-encourage-gambling/975281 "2022-12-15T22:54:33Z")
Was curious about this article\*, which suggests eight US universities accepted millions from sports betting companies in return for promoting them among students. Is this article fair? Is it a reasonable way to help co… --- ## [Why no Help? \[Beatles Movie\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-help-beatles-movie/976420)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-help-beatles-movie/976420 "2022-12-15T22:32:05Z")
Why is the Beatles’ movie A HARD DAYS NIGHT so readily available (on cable constantly) and their second movie HELP never shown on TV? I see they sell the DVD, so it’s not anything legal, probably. --- ## [Valley of the You're In Trouble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valley-of-the-youre-in-trouble/938984)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valley-of-the-youre-in-trouble/938984 "2022-12-15T22:22:39Z")
“Your usefulness is at an end”. --- ## [The lowest place on land](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lowest-place-on-land/976469)
**Author:** [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lowest-place-on-land/976469 "2022-12-15T21:37:34Z")
As everyone knows, this is the shores of the Dead Sea: 430 m below sea level. But what if we allow the deepest parts of deep lakes? The Dead Sea has a maximum depth of 304 m, which thus is 734 m (2408 ft) below sea lev… --- ## [Well, crap. Now I feel really old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-crap-now-i-feel-really-old/943203)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-crap-now-i-feel-really-old/943203 "2022-12-15T21:26:05Z")
I was looking for Clarence the 'possum. I walked out to the barn where Son-of-a-wrek was working on a tiller. He had the radio on a classic rock station. He said he saw that 'possum earlier in there. So I’m looking ar… --- ## [Help ID this webcomic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-webcomic/976610)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-webcomic/976610 "2022-12-15T21:06:14Z")
I was in a bookstore earlier today. They had a set of books that were a comic strip I was unfamiliar with. I saw that the strips were originally published as a webcomic so I figured I would check them out online. I figu… --- ## [Can Fentanyl really kill you from touching/breathing it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-fentanyl-really-kill-you-from-touching-breathing-it/976524)
**Author:** [@smitty300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smitty300)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-fentanyl-really-kill-you-from-touching-breathing-it/976524 "2022-12-15T20:49:18Z")
I’ve seen some news stories about people having reactions from handling Fentanyl pills or even from breathing the air around them. This seems dubious to me. I have a sneaking suspicion that these are more panic attacks… --- ## [Which is the best sweeper for hard surface floors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-sweeper-for-hard-surface-floors/976537)
**Author:** [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-sweeper-for-hard-surface-floors/976537 "2022-12-15T20:06:57Z")
We really need to get something for our hardwood and porcelain tile floors. We’re thinking of Swiffer, just because their advertising has invaded our brains. But does anyone have any particular recommendations and/or ho… --- ## ["Quite" and "rather" in Great Britain vs. U.S](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quite-and-rather-in-great-britain-vs-u-s/955292)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quite-and-rather-in-great-britain-vs-u-s/955292 "2022-12-15T19:37:25Z")
Here’s they’re almost interchangeable, but mostly positive. Saying something is “quite nice” in the US is a little better than saying simply “nice,” I think, and means about the same as “rather nice.” But I think I reme… --- ## [Dear Apple Computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-apple-computer/976462)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-apple-computer/976462 "2022-12-15T17:40:05Z")
TL;DR ==\> Hey folks! Lifetime Mac fan and evangelist here, been using Macs since the heydays of booting System 3 from an 800K floppy. I can touch ten working bootable Macs right here in my home office and I’ve never … --- ## [Cultural references you looked up and went "Hm!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cultural-references-you-looked-up-and-went-hm/976599)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cultural-references-you-looked-up-and-went-hm/976599 "2022-12-15T16:58:15Z")
In the latest issue of Love and Rockets, Vivan, the fiery latina, is getting married. In the first scene of the story, the bridesmaids are hurriedly gathered together and told they’re short a groomsman, so one of the bri… --- ## [Tanya Tucker's light hearted Christmas movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tanya-tuckers-light-hearted-christmas-movie/976443)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tanya-tuckers-light-hearted-christmas-movie/976443 "2022-12-15T16:49:55Z")
I liked it. Not a fan of these kinda of movies in general. I like Tanya Tucker. She was a tough cookie and a bad girl in her day. But seriously folks. Could they have not gotten the Hollywood dream team working on her … --- ## [What to do in Florence and Venice (Italy, of course)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-florence-and-venice-italy-of-course/976302)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-florence-and-venice-italy-of-course/976302 "2022-12-15T16:33:32Z")
In July, my wife and I will have two days in Florence and two days in Venice before setting off on a cruise to Greece with stops at several locations in the Balkans. I’ll ask about those places later, but since they’re i… --- ## [Tell me about OTC hearing aids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-otc-hearing-aids/976542)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-otc-hearing-aids/976542 "2022-12-15T16:33:02Z")
I see this has been addressed in the past, but I’m hoping for information more up to date than 2018. My FIL has lost his hearing aids - we suspect he flushed them down the toilet. (Damned dementia…) there’s no way they … --- ## [President Trump Will Make a Big Announcement (15 December)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trump-will-make-a-big-announcement-15-december/976593)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trump-will-make-a-big-announcement-15-december/976593 "2022-12-15T16:00:43Z")
Even the pro-Trump sites are putting this below the fold. I don’t suppose he is taking a vow of silence. Maybe he will endorse someone for House Speaker. Stay tuned. --- ## [Do McDonald's in England sell Egg McMuffins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mcdonalds-in-england-sell-egg-mcmuffins/969892)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mcdonalds-in-england-sell-egg-mcmuffins/969892 "2022-12-15T13:53:22Z")
And, if so, what description of their make up is used in promoting/advertising them? More specifically, do they say they’re made with “English Muffins”? Just a random subject that came up at dinner the other day. One … --- ## [Need help coming up with a white elephant gift that begins with the letter S](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-coming-up-with-a-white-elephant-gift-that-begins-with-the-letter-s/976506)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-coming-up-with-a-white-elephant-gift-that-begins-with-the-letter-s/976506 "2022-12-15T12:43:29Z")
I will be participating in a white elephant gift exchange on Christmas Day. I drew the letter S, so my gift must start with an S. I am looking for something that: Costs between $15 and $25. Preferably available on Amaz… --- ## [Suicide Six Ski Area to change its name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-six-ski-area-to-change-its-name/967115)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-six-ski-area-to-change-its-name/967115 "2022-12-15T08:03:57Z")
I always thought “Suicide Six” was a weird name for a ski area. It’s in Pomfret, Vermont, and is the closest ski area to Talbot House, a place that used to be owned by MIT and was available for getaways. You could see th… --- ## [The failure of celebrity candidates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-failure-of-celebrity-candidates/976133)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-failure-of-celebrity-candidates/976133 "2022-12-15T08:02:29Z")
Remember when all the McCain campaign could come up with (initially) against candidate Obama was that he was some kind of “celebrity”? (Notwithstanding that he was, at the time, a sittting US senator.) When he won, they … --- ## [Paper Tablet ("reMarkable-Lite") Suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paper-tablet-remarkable-lite-suggestions/976538)
**Author:** [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paper-tablet-remarkable-lite-suggestions/976538 "2022-12-15T06:15:07Z")
The Elder Ottlet has indicated that she would like a “paper tablet” for Christmas (she currently uses a notebook with erasable pages, each of which has a QR code that can be used with her phone to scan the contents, but … --- ## [Retirement on the horizon, but](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retirement-on-the-horizon-but/976135)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retirement-on-the-horizon-but/976135 "2022-12-15T05:28:39Z")
I retire in 99 days. Yeah, I’m counting. and I’m finding myself not caring about anything at work. I should be celebrating these last three months, but I feel like I’m dragging my ass to the finish line. It shouldn’t be… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=944&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=946&state=tracking)