# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=221 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 222 --- ## [Pumpkin Spice question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pumpkin-spice-question/1023943)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pumpkin-spice-question/1023943 "2025-10-15T15:21:56Z")
I am going to experiment and make rice krispy treats, probably with butterscotch chips. I plan on adding some pumpkin spice (home blended of course) to it as a somethin-somethin. How much should I use? --- ## [Technical Difficulties w. Jon Steward Podcast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technical-difficulties-w-jon-steward-podcast/1023988)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technical-difficulties-w-jon-steward-podcast/1023988 "2025-10-15T13:57:26Z")
I subscribe to about a dozen podcasts, including The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart. This one, and only this one, stalls out and freezes a couple minutes in. I’m accessing it on a MacBook Air (2020, Sequoia 15.6.1) with th… --- ## [Resolved: Kindergarten is too academically focused and should be more play based](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-kindergarten-is-too-academically-focused-and-should-be-more-play-based/1023564)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-kindergarten-is-too-academically-focused-and-should-be-more-play-based/1023564 "2025-10-15T09:30:04Z")
The subject comes into focus from multiple discussions about how boys, especially from disadvantaged backgrounds but not only, are not achieving academically as well as girls are. It begins in kindergarten where girls hi… --- ## [Educational manga/anime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educational-manga-anime/1023956)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educational-manga-anime/1023956 "2025-10-15T04:41:10Z")
I’ve been mulling over making a thread about this for a while now, and given that one of my examples is freshly coming off an anime adaption I’m finally getting around to it. This is a genre of manga/anime that centers … --- ## [Have you put up a sukkah this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-put-up-a-sukkah-this-year/1023761)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-put-up-a-sukkah-this-year/1023761 "2025-10-15T01:30:46Z")
Yesterday was the start of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, my wife’s favorite. It’s a harvest holiday in which observant Jews build a temporary hut (sukkah) outside their house and eat meals in it for the ten days of the h… --- ## [Outlander: Blood of My Blood (season 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlander-blood-of-my-blood-season-1/1021881)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlander-blood-of-my-blood-season-1/1021881 "2025-10-15T00:18:05Z")
This show premieres today and my wife and have been a fan of Outlander since the first season. This is a prequel to the main show and far as we can tell, both of Claire’s parents are time traveling back to the early 1700… --- ## [Ubiquitous items from relatively recently youngsters may not recognise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ubiquitous-items-from-relatively-recently-youngsters-may-not-recognise/981362)
**Author:** [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Replies:** 647\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ubiquitous-items-from-relatively-recently-youngsters-may-not-recognise/981362 "2025-10-14T20:13:01Z")
I was watching a video on youtube, and one of the key points was the VHS tape one of the characters was holding. The top comment was “about a third of your viewers won’t recognise the object you’re holding” I don’t thin… --- ## [Microchip scanners for pets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microchip-scanners-for-pets/1023963)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microchip-scanners-for-pets/1023963 "2025-10-14T20:02:51Z")
Our county Humane Society has installed a ‘community microchip scanner’ that is available 24/7. One of our cats has or had two microchips. Catmom thinks it’s Goo, but I can’t remember if it was Goo or Tonka. Anyway, I… --- ## [Glurgebots are invading (my local) Nextdoor website](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glurgebots-are-invading-my-local-nextdoor-website/1023925)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glurgebots-are-invading-my-local-nextdoor-website/1023925 "2025-10-14T19:36:37Z")
Since yesterday, there have been postings on Nextdoor from different “members” who just joined a few minutes prior. Each post is different, but there are great similarities. They’re glurgy, feel-good stories with bland… --- ## [The prophecy of Escape From LA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-prophecy-of-escape-from-la/1023889)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-prophecy-of-escape-from-la/1023889 "2025-10-14T19:14:44Z")
I stumbled across a showing of Escape From L.A., which I mistook for Escape From New York. Turns out it was a sequel from the mid-90s with appropriately era CGI. What struck me was the seeming prophetic nature of the pl… --- ## [Pre-emptive Rabies Vaccination (USA-specific)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-emptive-rabies-vaccination-usa-specific/1023873)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-emptive-rabies-vaccination-usa-specific/1023873 "2025-10-14T17:59:27Z")
How does someone go about getting a pre-exposure rabies vaccination? Are they available to anyone who requests them? Or is proof of elevated risk required (Veterinary/Zoo employees or similar)? Do you simply ask your… --- ## [Prepping for Tron: Ares](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepping-for-tron-ares/1021860)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepping-for-tron-ares/1021860 "2025-10-14T17:45:44Z")
I saw a youtube video that talked about the whole Tron expanded universe. It seems like it would provide a good background for the upcoming Ares movie and so I’ll be hunting it up again, but are there other good resourc… --- ## [Oui Oui! Ze Pow-air of DUCKS! Carl Bark's Oil Paintings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oui-oui-ze-pow-air-of-ducks-carl-barks-oil-paintings/1023949)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oui-oui-ze-pow-air-of-ducks-carl-barks-oil-paintings/1023949 "2025-10-14T17:17:34Z")
Carl Barks was the cartoonist for the Disney Ducks Comics, & usually the writer, too. ”Duck Tales” was based on his work. Here Are His Oil Paintings. (LINK) --- ## [Do call tracking systems really help small businesses get more clients?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-call-tracking-systems-really-help-small-businesses-get-more-clients/1023953)
**Author:** [@tylerkelley1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tylerkelley1980)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-call-tracking-systems-really-help-small-businesses-get-more-clients/1023953 "2025-10-14T08:37:45Z")
I’ve seen small businesses use call tracking analytics to identify which ads or keywords actually bring in clients. When paired with automatic lead distribution, it streamlines follow-ups and improves conversion rates. S… --- ## [Japan Travel Suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japan-travel-suggestions/1023699)
**Author:** [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japan-travel-suggestions/1023699 "2025-10-14T04:16:17Z")
So I just booked flights to Japan for next September/October for 2 weeks, it will be our first trip to Asia. I’m scouring the usual tour books and YouTube for ideas as well as an extended chat session with ChatGPT, but I… --- ## [I Need a Battery-Powered Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-battery-powered-lamp/1023931)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-battery-powered-lamp/1023931 "2025-10-14T04:13:35Z")
Time to start Christmas shopping. My stepson needs a lamp to get him through power outages. What I am looking for is a lamp that he can use as a regular lamp in his living room, not a tiny camping lamp. When the power go… --- ## [WWE 2K25 video game review and follow-along thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwe-2k25-video-game-review-and-follow-along-thread/1023220)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwe-2k25-video-game-review-and-follow-along-thread/1023220 "2025-10-14T02:24:36Z")
As someone who played at least 100, possibly 200 hours of WWE 2K24, color me impressed with WWE 2K25. It’s superior in every way where they made changes. I’ve put in 17 hours since getting it three days ago. I’m playing… --- ## [When a character in my dream knows a solution, but I don't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-character-in-my-dream-knows-a-solution-but-i-dont/1023824)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-character-in-my-dream-knows-a-solution-but-i-dont/1023824 "2025-10-14T02:00:23Z")
I just find this very odd. This was a recent dream while I was sleeping. I was stuck without a car and was advised by a store owner to walk an (inconvenient) distance to the hotel. The worker there told me “he may hav… --- ## [What is your perfect breakfast sandwich?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-perfect-breakfast-sandwich/1023097)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-perfect-breakfast-sandwich/1023097 "2025-10-14T01:45:50Z")
In the What’s for Dinner thread, @wolfpup said: I also have a resistance to fast food for all sorts of reasons, but really enjoy what I’d describe as a ‘basic’ breakfast sandwich that most of the fast food places do qu… --- ## [If your TV had a feature that enabled you to mix your own sound, would you use it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-tv-had-a-feature-that-enabled-you-to-mix-your-own-sound-would-you-use-it/1023888)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-tv-had-a-feature-that-enabled-you-to-mix-your-own-sound-would-you-use-it/1023888 "2025-10-14T00:36:18Z")
In an age where the consumer industry thinks we all need to download an app to operate a “smart” toaster, I wonder if my idea is just another example of Tech No One Asked For, or is actually rather innovative. I would l… --- ## [What is the next language you want to learn and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-next-language-you-want-to-learn-and-why/1023784)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-next-language-you-want-to-learn-and-why/1023784 "2025-10-14T00:11:10Z")
Title phrased for all y’all polyglots. As for me, three years of French in school and I don’t know the language so I’m not bilingual. I’ve started learning Greek because if all of the stars align we would retire there.… --- ## [I sold a novel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-sold-a-novel/1014647)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-sold-a-novel/1014647 "2025-10-14T00:00:16Z")
My novel, The Cadaver Princess, will be published by Experimenter Publishing (Amazing Stories Books). I learned today that the cover will be done by award-winning artist Ron Miller. --- ## [2025 Nobel Prizes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-nobel-prizes/1023733)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2025, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-nobel-prizes/1023733 "2025-10-13T23:19:12Z")
The 2025 Nobel prizes are coming out this week. Today the one in medicine was announced: There have been several exciting new drugs called checkpoint inhibitors in the last few years for which this research provided i… --- ## [Occupational Trauma?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupational-trauma/1023702)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2025, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupational-trauma/1023702 "2025-10-13T22:54:20Z")
I’ve worked in an emergency department for many years. ERs often see people who are having a terrible day. Some have suffered trauma, some are responding badly to an overdose or tragic news, many are struggling with a … --- ## [Omaha restaurants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omaha-restaurants/1023876)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omaha-restaurants/1023876 "2025-10-13T18:27:03Z")
A friend and I are going to Omaha next week to visit the Doorly Zoo and Aquarium. We are both complete animal nerds and this was a “wouldn’t it be fun …” conversation that just grew legs — I’m so excited about it! It’s 5… --- ## [Do you have a preference of TV operating systems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-preference-of-tv-operating-systems/1023907)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2025, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-preference-of-tv-operating-systems/1023907 "2025-10-13T17:23:57Z")
I have a couple of Chrome TV’s which seem to freeze or need to be rebooted fairly regularly. I also have a Roku which doesn’t give me much trouble but is nothing special. Are any of them better than the other? --- ## [Is gangsta culture in the black community dying, if so what is the reason](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gangsta-culture-in-the-black-community-dying-if-so-what-is-the-reason/1022872)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gangsta-culture-in-the-black-community-dying-if-so-what-is-the-reason/1022872 "2025-10-13T15:15:45Z")
I don’t know if its true or not, but is thug and gangsta culture dying off in the black community? My impression (as an outsider looking in) is that it was partly fueled by black people being locked out of mainstream so… --- ## [Star Trek: How powerful is a Photon Torpedo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-how-powerful-is-a-photon-torpedo/1023735)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2025, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-how-powerful-is-a-photon-torpedo/1023735 "2025-10-13T13:49:24Z")
I bought Tomy’s Enterprise replica a year ago or so (as featured on Adam Savage’s YouTube channel…and yes, I am a super nerd, happy to embrace it). They recently put out an update video just before they start shipping. … --- ## [No, there \*isn't\* one unread topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-there-isnt-one-unread-topic/1023902)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2025, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-there-isnt-one-unread-topic/1023902 "2025-10-13T13:44:03Z")
When I have read all of the unread topics shown at the bottom of a thread, there’s a line below them that says, There is 1 unread and 11 new topics remaining, or browse other topics in Cafe Society But when I click o… --- ## [Giant spiders are invading the Southeast {Joro Spiders}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-spiders-are-invading-the-southeast-joro-spiders/960491)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2025, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-spiders-are-invading-the-southeast-joro-spiders/960491 "2025-10-13T13:31:39Z")
Giant Joro spiders have invaded Alabama and are moving on to other states. The article says they’re venomous, but their fangs are small, they can’t penetrate human skin. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=220) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=222)