# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=17 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 18 --- ## [Voting by Mail in 2020: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-by-mail-in-2020-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/852897)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 406\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-by-mail-in-2020-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/852897 "2026-11-01T01:43:26Z")
Whether the Ballot You Mail Is Counted May Depend on Where You Vote All vote by mail systems are not created equal. In Wisconsin, a vote cast in one town would have been rejected in another. In Florida, young voters’ ba… --- ## [The Diplomat - what a hoot! {Spoilers Allowed}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-diplomat-what-a-hoot-spoilers-allowed/983189)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-diplomat-what-a-hoot-spoilers-allowed/983189 "2026-11-01T01:15:03Z")
Anyone else watching? Not sure what the policy is on spoilers. Keri Russell is great - as is the rest of the cast. “A MONTH?!” :smiley: --- ## [The Frozen Binomial game - Please read the rules in the OP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-frozen-binomial-game-please-read-the-rules-in-the-op/1030725)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 651\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-frozen-binomial-game-please-read-the-rules-in-the-op/1030725 "2026-11-01T00:56:13Z")
A frozen binomial is a pair of words used together in a fixed order as an expression. For example, we say “salt and pepper”, not “pepper and salt”. Rules: You may use just ONE frozen binomial per post You must use it … --- ## [Sneaky Pete question - how does bail work? (spoilers in tag, but really, the entire question is a spoiler)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sneaky-pete-question-how-does-bail-work-spoilers-in-tag-but-really-the-entire-question-is-a-spoiler/1034304)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sneaky-pete-question-how-does-bail-work-spoilers-in-tag-but-really-the-entire-question-is-a-spoiler/1034304 "2026-11-01T00:20:37Z")
OK, in the Amazon show Sneaky Pete (S1), there is this situation where But… from what I understand (theoretical, not practical, lol), this isn’t how bail works at all. Here’s my understanding of the process: If I’m i… --- ## [How can i revitalize my front lawn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-revitalize-my-front-lawn/1034263)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-revitalize-my-front-lawn/1034263 "2026-11-01T00:08:19Z")
I had a nice, low maintenance front lawn until we had major construction a couple of years ago, that involved digging big trenches across the yard. I think they replaced my mediocre topsoil with random fill. I’ve certain… --- ## [Your fondest remembered Halloween costume](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-fondest-remembered-halloween-costume/1033895)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-fondest-remembered-halloween-costume/1033895 "2026-11-01T00:00:14Z")
Yours from childhood or one of your kids. --- ## [Six Flags closes 9 North American roller coasters after families watch man fall to his death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-flags-closes-9-north-american-roller-coasters-after-families-watch-man-fall-to-his-death/1033838)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-flags-closes-9-north-american-roller-coasters-after-families-watch-man-fall-to-his-death/1033838 "2026-10-31T23:50:22Z")
I didn’t see this being discussed anywhere, and I thought it deserved a thread – yesterday Six Flags closed nine of their roller coasters after an accident in which a man was “ejected” from a roller coaster at one of the… --- ## [Illinois High School playoff game sets record for most points](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-high-school-playoff-game-sets-record-for-most-points/1034292)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2026, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-high-school-playoff-game-sets-record-for-most-points/1034292 "2026-10-31T23:38:46Z")
A first-round playoff game between two Illinois high schools set a state record for most points scored. Quincy Senior High School defeated Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy 88-84, in a game which started at 3:00 pm but had to… --- ## [Strange comic book crossovers/collaborations you remember](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-comic-book-crossovers-collaborations-you-remember/1034217)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2026, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-comic-book-crossovers-collaborations-you-remember/1034217 "2026-10-31T23:16:50Z")
When I was a young teen I read a lot of comics. There was Marvel and Atlas and DC and Harvey…and there was Archie Comics. Old stories, new stories, stories that focused on one or two of the main characters etc., and a … --- ## [Do you eat the pie crust?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-the-pie-crust/1034219)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2026, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-the-pie-crust/1034219 "2026-10-31T22:59:16Z")
Some pie crusts provide a delicious savory contrast to the fruit filling. Others are kinda blah. I guess the fat used makes a big difference. I don’t know if Mom used lard or Crisco but the crusts were real good. --- ## [Just finished watching the whole of "HAZBIN HOTEL" season 1 in Amazon Prime - spoilers within!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-finished-watching-the-whole-of-hazbin-hotel-season-1-in-amazon-prime-spoilers-within/997027)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2026, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-finished-watching-the-whole-of-hazbin-hotel-season-1-in-amazon-prime-spoilers-within/997027 "2026-10-31T22:51:22Z")
I have been following the creation of “Hazbin Hotel” (and of its spin-off, “Helluva Boss”) since early 2020. It took 4 years, but I think that the final result was worth it! Now that the 1st season is fully uploaded to … --- ## [Does anyone here hate the Simpsons artwork as much as I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-hate-the-simpsons-artwork-as-much-as-i-do/1034273)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2026, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-hate-the-simpsons-artwork-as-much-as-i-do/1034273 "2026-10-31T20:49:32Z")
It’s just horrible. I never even bothered to read any of it in any form because of this. Maybe there are some interesting or funny bits, but the style totally repelled me. --- ## [America's Elder Crisis, Medicare Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americas-elder-crisis-medicare-edition/937146)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 490\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americas-elder-crisis-medicare-edition/937146 "2026-10-31T20:46:32Z")
They call, or we call them, an inexhaustible stream of elderly, disabled, and/or poor Americans, all with their stories to tell. Different in the details of course, but in the aggregate a theme develops, a daily oral his… --- ## [Last Remaining Cast Members](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-remaining-cast-members/929464)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 383\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2026, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-remaining-cast-members/929464 "2026-10-31T20:06:17Z")
The thread about the death of Dawn Wells leaving Tina Louise as the tontine winner of Gilligan’s Island made me wonder about other old shows or movies with only one or two cast members left. I know F Troop has only Larr… --- ## [What is Your Telephone Persona for Spammers and Scammers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-telephone-persona-for-spammers-and-scammers/960027)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-telephone-persona-for-spammers-and-scammers/960027 "2026-10-31T20:01:11Z")
Do any of you enjoy talking to spammers and scammers on the telephone as much as I do? If so, have you created a telephone persona just for such purposes? If so, I would like to hear about yours. This here’s C.J. \[Mod… --- ## [Clayface (open spoilers after OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clayface-open-spoilers-after-op/1034207)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2026, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clayface-open-spoilers-after-op/1034207 "2026-10-31T18:36:31Z")
Just saw the movie tonight and was surprised to find there isn’t already a thread about it. An R-rated horror movie set in the same DC Cinematic Universe that gave us last year’s Superman flick? That’s an interesting con… --- ## [Buffalo vs. rhino, or badass vs. bigger badass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffalo-vs-rhino-or-badass-vs-bigger-badass/641854)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffalo-vs-rhino-or-badass-vs-bigger-badass/641854 "2026-10-31T16:25:38Z")
Or “Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle with a coupla’ pieces gone…” --- ## [He Hate Me Fantasy Football 2026 - Year 24](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-fantasy-football-2026-year-24/1031985)
**Author:** [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-fantasy-football-2026-year-24/1031985 "2026-10-31T15:54:44Z")
And here we are again, year 24 of this Fantasy Football League on the SDMB. As I’ve done for the last few years, I renewed the league without automatic team renewals and then sent invites out, so that team owners could … --- ## [International cricket rolling thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205)
**Author:** [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Replies:** 3660\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-cricket-rolling-thread/828205 "2026-10-31T14:18:41Z")
So, tomorrow, England start their test series against the West Indies in Barbados. It’s been a while since we’ve been there, and we got embarassed last time out - it was the series that basically did for Peter Moores as… --- ## [Wedding garments in Jesus's time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-garments-in-jesuss-time/1034154)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2026, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-garments-in-jesuss-time/1034154 "2026-10-31T12:42:59Z")
In one of Jesus’s parables, he tells of a guest at a wedding who’s not wearing an appropriate garment. Whenever I hear that story, I always mentally picture a necktie, because that’s sort of the default marker of “nice … --- ## [The Khazar hypothesis of Ashkenazi Jewry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-khazar-hypothesis-of-ashkenazi-jewry/1033860)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2026, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-khazar-hypothesis-of-ashkenazi-jewry/1033860 "2026-10-31T11:19:24Z")
Continuing the discussion from New discussion thread for Israel/Gaza/West Bank (Hijacks tolerated): @Babale said: This surprises me, because the only person i know who was interested in the Khazar hypothesis was my fa… --- ## [The 1978 Halloween is an excellent horror movie (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-1978-halloween-is-an-excellent-horror-movie-open-spoilers/465257)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2026, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-1978-halloween-is-an-excellent-horror-movie-open-spoilers/465257 "2026-10-31T08:51:56Z")
Just finished watching the 1978 version of Halloween. This is really a good movie, far better than the typical slasher flick. Donald Pleasence really adds to the movie as he tells the story of Michael Myers as the movie … --- ## [My favorite holiday is tomorrow!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-holiday-is-tomorrow/1034244)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2026, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-holiday-is-tomorrow/1034244 "2026-10-31T06:17:44Z")
No not Halloween. Kinda hate that actually. It 50 cent corn dog day at Sonic. Whoo hoo. See y’all there!! :winking\_face\_with\_tongue: --- ## [Another "help me identify this film" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-help-me-identify-this-film-thread/1034277)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2026, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-help-me-identify-this-film-thread/1034277 "2026-10-31T03:52:16Z")
I don’t know why I didn’t come here first instead of futzing with AI, but here I am. It is a lower budget horror movie featuring a witch. IIRC, the first thing we see is the witch on the land around her little wooden sh… --- ## [The very first Fantasy and Horror Magazine. NOT "Weird Tales"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-first-fantasy-and-horror-magazine-not-weird-tales/1034221)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2026, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-first-fantasy-and-horror-magazine-not-weird-tales/1034221 "2026-10-31T03:16:08Z")
With only 51 issues in existence, Der Orchideengarten, was an Austrian magazine printed between the years of 1919 and 1921, predating the American fantasy-horror magazine Weird Tales, which is still in circulation after… --- ## [The Eagles Nest has been destroyed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eagles-nest-has-been-destroyed/1034125)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2026, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eagles-nest-has-been-destroyed/1034125 "2026-10-31T02:33:56Z")
It’s hard to shed a tear for something so closely associated with Hitler but I do have fond memories of it. It’s in the running as one of the most beautiful places on earth. I got to spend a couple of extended stays in… --- ## [Power usage of flashing LEDs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/power-usage-of-flashing-leds/1034241)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2026, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/power-usage-of-flashing-leds/1034241 "2026-10-31T00:19:35Z")
I have a reflective vest with flashing LEDs. The lights can be set to always on, flashing 5 times/second, or flashing 2 times/second. Assume the time on and off are equal for the flashing modes, so the light is on for ex… --- ## [Is anybody on a Humana Medicare Advantage plan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anybody-on-a-humana-medicare-advantage-plan/1034275)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2026, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anybody-on-a-humana-medicare-advantage-plan/1034275 "2026-10-30T23:31:05Z")
There are a few posts about Humana, and some are about their Medicare plans, but I’m specifically looking for anyone on their Medicare Advantage plan. When I retired six years ago and was looking for a Medicare Advantag… --- ## [Stuart Fails to Save the Universe - Big Bang Theory spinoff. Spoilers after first post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe-big-bang-theory-spinoff-spoilers-after-first-post/1031892)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2026, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe-big-bang-theory-spinoff-spoilers-after-first-post/1031892 "2026-10-30T22:53:20Z")
The spinoff premieres today (July 23) on HBO Max or whatever they’re calling it now. New episodes will be every Thursday. --- ## [Are there any good flight smulators \*besides\* MS Flight Simulator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-good-flight-smulators-besides-ms-flight-simulator/1034271)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2026, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-good-flight-smulators-besides-ms-flight-simulator/1034271 "2026-10-30T22:51:54Z")
Short intro: I got a new desktop this summer. I have winter weekends coming up. I hate subscriptions, I’m not a fan of MicroSoft, and I understand MSFS went subscription. Gawd, that’s like the shortest intro I’ve ever… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=18)