# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=947&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 948 --- ## [In Praise of Pooches (Fun Dog Trivia)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-pooches-fun-dog-trivia/939767)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-pooches-fun-dog-trivia/939767 "2022-12-13T20:34:23Z")
An English writer named Ben Schott published a few books full of interesting and odd trivia about fifteen years ago. They were successful, and inspired Spott’s Canine Miscellany, a fun book about dog trivia. Some excer… --- ## ["The highwayman" TV series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-highwayman-tv-series/976465)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-highwayman-tv-series/976465 "2022-12-13T19:23:48Z")
I love this opening narration by William Conrad. . Some southern band should set this to music. Perhaps Blackfoot of “The Highway Song” fame. They say he came into this world from someplace off the clock. And his mother… --- ## [NFL 2022: Week Fourteen Carat Diamonds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-fourteen-carat-diamonds/976225)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-fourteen-carat-diamonds/976225 "2022-12-13T19:02:11Z")
It’s week 14, time to either polish the diamonds or start playing for draft picks. Or if you’re the Texans, continue playing for picks. Thursday Raiders at Rams (+6.5, 43.5) Sunday Early Games Ravens at Steelers (+2… --- ## [WiFi Doorbell Camera Powered by Existing Low-Voltage AC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wifi-doorbell-camera-powered-by-existing-low-voltage-ac/976455)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wifi-doorbell-camera-powered-by-existing-low-voltage-ac/976455 "2022-12-13T18:36:26Z")
I have several POE exterior cameras, plus a couple interior wifi cameras, all using Blue Iris software. My Google/Amazon/eBay-fu is failing me. I would like to find a doorbell camera unit that: Is powered by the exi… --- ## [Hercules and gospel truth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hercules-and-gospel-truth/976115)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hercules-and-gospel-truth/976115 "2022-12-13T18:27:49Z")
As a liberal Christian, and not a militant one, I’m jovial enough to accept a little teasing and mockery, and I’m not like an ISIS Muslim who will declare a fatwa on somebody for depicting the Prophet Muhammad in a comi… --- ## [Do you think 1914-1945 was a bad time to be alive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-1914-1945-was-a-bad-time-to-be-alive/972387)
**Author:** [@Jay\_Z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jay_Z)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-1914-1945-was-a-bad-time-to-be-alive/972387 "2022-12-13T17:55:21Z")
Sometimes I hear complaints from people today about how bad 2022 is, I suppose as compared to some other time in history. My mother was born in 1925, in rural Wisconsin. When I started learning about history, to me it … --- ## [Brittney Griner released in prisoner swap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brittney-griner-released-in-prisoner-swap/976202)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brittney-griner-released-in-prisoner-swap/976202 "2022-12-13T17:13:54Z")
Don’t know where this belongs. Mods, feel free to move it. --- ## [Choking to death? I can't help you unless you consent or pass out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choking-to-death-i-cant-help-you-unless-you-consent-or-pass-out/976402)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choking-to-death-i-cant-help-you-unless-you-consent-or-pass-out/976402 "2022-12-13T17:07:34Z")
You know how when someone is choking they are going to die unless you do something AND they cannot speak as in give consent? The new standard from the Red Cross is you must get consent if hey are conscious. You don’t b… --- ## [Another question for the British contingent (this time about Christmas dinner)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-question-for-the-british-contingent-this-time-about-christmas-dinner/976350)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-question-for-the-british-contingent-this-time-about-christmas-dinner/976350 "2022-12-13T16:39:08Z")
I just finished watching Scrooge (1935). Toward the end, Mrs Cratchit is seen cutting the top of what looks to be a pie or loaf of some sort. This can’t be a Christmas pudding, can it? I’ve never seen one that looks l… --- ## [What does coming up threes mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-coming-up-threes-mean/407968)
**Author:** [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-coming-up-threes-mean/407968 "2022-12-13T16:10:52Z")
I tried Google, I tried Urban Dictionary, I even tried a plain old dictionary- but I still can’t figure out what coming up threes means. --- ## [Question(s) About Ramen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-s-about-ramen/976358)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-s-about-ramen/976358 "2022-12-13T16:04:44Z")
I’ve been considering venturing into the world of ramen, as an effort to vary both mine and Vaderlings diet, in how we eat what we eat if nothing else, although I would dearly love for him to open himself to some new thi… --- ## [Which of these Countries is a Middle Power](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-countries-is-a-middle-power/976018)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-countries-is-a-middle-power/976018 "2022-12-13T14:46:06Z")
poll I find the concept of Middle Powers rather interesting. It has been defined as countries which make no claim to the title of great power, but have been shown to be capable of exerting a degree of strength and influ… --- ## [Trump Might Have Called for the Termination of the Constitution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-might-have-called-for-the-termination-of-the-constitution/975990)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-might-have-called-for-the-termination-of-the-constitution/975990 "2022-12-13T12:54:03Z")
I see this is a topic that posters would like to discuss. Here’s a thread for it. --- ## [What's the name of this dish? Pizza crust/caramelized onions/anchovies/black olives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-dish-pizza-crust-caramelized-onions-anchovies-black-olives/976391)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-dish-pizza-crust-caramelized-onions-anchovies-black-olives/976391 "2022-12-13T10:45:01Z")
One of the most aggravating things about getting old is the way things vanish from your memory. Or at least become so elusive you can’t pull them back out without prompting. Anyway. I had a friend who would semi-often… --- ## [Home & Auto Insurance outside of the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-auto-insurance-outside-of-the-us/976364)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-auto-insurance-outside-of-the-us/976364 "2022-12-13T09:34:18Z")
In the US your home and auto insurance can pay for someone else’s medical bills who gets injured in your home or by your car. In the US, medical bills are ridiculous so insurance coverage must be high enough to cover pay… --- ## [Crypto Decoded on NOVA PBS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crypto-decoded-on-nova-pbs/974925)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crypto-decoded-on-nova-pbs/974925 "2022-12-13T04:11:58Z")
Well, I watched it, hoping to learn something about Crypto Currency and all that. I’m more confused and ignorant than I was before. Didn’t really understand a damn thing. I kinda get the idea of secrecy and eliminating … --- ## [Looking for participants in a Podcast project - trust me, you'll want to read this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-participants-in-a-podcast-project-trust-me-youll-want-to-read-this/976442)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-participants-in-a-podcast-project-trust-me-youll-want-to-read-this/976442 "2022-12-13T04:03:44Z")
Like to gab? Show how smart you are? Think “shit, I can do that” while listening to some dork blab on the radio regarding some argument point debunked on the SDMB 14 years ago? … Eve… --- ## [Why no potato dumplings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-potato-dumplings/976436)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-potato-dumplings/976436 "2022-12-13T03:31:12Z")
growing up in half-German household (Dad), my mom used to to make potato dumplings from scratch (size of matzo balls at least) to go with sauerbraten, but over the last 30+ years, in the 7-8 cities I’ve lived in or visit… --- ## [What principle do you use when ranking items?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-principle-do-you-use-when-ranking-items/976271)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-principle-do-you-use-when-ranking-items/976271 "2022-12-13T03:03:23Z")
You’re ranking a large group of items on a scale of one to five, with one being the worst and five being the best. What principle do you use to assign numerical rankings? I’ve heard that some people essentially use a be… --- ## [Why did Matthew Perry's colon explode?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-matthew-perrys-colon-explode/976304)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-matthew-perrys-colon-explode/976304 "2022-12-13T00:49:10Z")
Matthew Perry has given several interviews recently to promote his new book, the central feature of which appears to be a recounting of his astonishingly severe opioid addiction. He said at one point his health was so b… --- ## [I taught my cat a new word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-taught-my-cat-a-new-word/976070)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-taught-my-cat-a-new-word/976070 "2022-12-13T00:09:51Z")
My cat has a somewhat limited vocabulary. Which is fine, he communicates via other means. LIke sinking his claws into my calf, showing me his excretory orifice, ramming his head into my arm, etc. His basic word is “wo… --- ## [What are these books in the sketch "A Peek at Pico" on SNL May 14, 2022?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-books-in-the-sketch-a-peek-at-pico-on-snl-may-14-2022/964460)
**Author:** [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2022, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-books-in-the-sketch-a-peek-at-pico-on-snl-may-14-2022/964460 "2022-12-12T23:19:17Z")
In this sketch, there’s a librarian holding a pile of books that she’s recommending. The books are (in order from the top of the pile) The Giver by Lois Lowry, a book that I don’t recognize, American Gods by Neil Gaiman… --- ## [Bam Margera of "Jackass" has COVID and is on a ventilator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bam-margera-of-jackass-has-covid-and-is-on-a-ventilator/976280)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2022, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bam-margera-of-jackass-has-covid-and-is-on-a-ventilator/976280 "2022-12-12T23:04:59Z")
He’s had a long history of drug addiction, and even if he is clean now, that’s very hard on the body. I’m not a “Jackass” fan, but I do know who he is, and wish him a quick recovery. p.s. I originally said “life sup… --- ## [Spelling of an English place name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spelling-of-an-english-place-name/976102)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2022, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spelling-of-an-english-place-name/976102 "2022-12-12T23:01:22Z")
Somewhere around London, maybe on the way to one of the airports, there’s a place pronounced “Fanshaw” or something close to that, but spelled Throat Warbler Mangrove Featheringstonehaugh or something like that. What’s … --- ## [What English Word Produces The Most Other English Words With The Exact Same Number Of Letters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-english-word-produces-the-most-other-english-words-with-the-exact-same-number-of-letters/976161)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2022, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-english-word-produces-the-most-other-english-words-with-the-exact-same-number-of-letters/976161 "2022-12-12T21:45:09Z")
The English letters A E and R can produce “are,” “era,” and “ear,” but “aer” and “rae” are not words. A E and T produce “eat,” “ate,” and “tea,” but no others. Are they any English words whose letters – all of them, no … --- ## [Dick Fart Redux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-fart-redux/975922)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2022, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-fart-redux/975922 "2022-12-12T20:06:52Z")
​Can you fart through your dick? - In My Humble Opinion (IMHO) - Straight Dope Message Board Doctors, What’s Your “No, That’s Not Normal” Moment? (r/AskReddit) - YouTube (start around 1:55) :laughing: --- ## [Humorous Space Opera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humorous-space-opera/976224)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humorous-space-opera/976224 "2022-12-12T19:54:06Z")
For Christmas my daughter has requested humorous space opera, but in paperback form. (She and her sister read horrible cozy mysteries in ebook formats, so she has used up her ebook allotment on them.) She has read the M… --- ## [Fees for transferring money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fees-for-transferring-money/976318)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fees-for-transferring-money/976318 "2022-12-12T19:14:51Z")
A woman on twitter said she has a security bank account, and will donate a small amount to my bank. She thinks the transfer will engender a fee, possibly from my bank. This doesn’t sound legit. Is it? --- ## [Announcement about major development in fusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcement-about-major-development-in-fusion/976410)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2022, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcement-about-major-development-in-fusion/976410 "2022-12-12T19:08:15Z")
Major Fusion Energy Breakthrough to Be Announced by Scientists (msn.com) So I wonder what the ‘major breakthrough’ will be. Who knows, perhaps we will only be a few decades away from achieving a sustainable fusion react… --- ## [Recommend some wireless earbuds for use with an Android phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-wireless-earbuds-for-use-with-an-android-phone/976170)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2022, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-wireless-earbuds-for-use-with-an-android-phone/976170 "2022-12-12T17:47:18Z")
Mrs Snowman has asked Santa for some wireless earbuds for Christmas. These will be exclusively used with her Android phone to listen to music and podcasts. They don’t need to be super expensive high-quality ones - Mrs C… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=946&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=948&state=tracking)