# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=699 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 700 --- ## [What stories of the MAGA Era could be made into compelling movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stories-of-the-maga-era-could-be-made-into-compelling-movies/992894)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stories-of-the-maga-era-could-be-made-into-compelling-movies/992894 "2023-11-10T05:33:32Z")
I’d like to see the Coen Bros tackle Mike Pillow. Even though it’s a fraud story of epic proportions, I can’t imagine a Santos movie. A MTG vs Boebert comedy could be mildly amusing. --- ## ["Doctoring Up" Store Bought Food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctoring-up-store-bought-food/992523)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctoring-up-store-bought-food/992523 "2023-11-10T04:34:15Z")
A couple of days ago after work, I was shopping for healthy food I could bring to work for lunch. While I was getting thin sliced turkey, I saw, “White Meat Chicken Salad”. Looked interesting, so I bought a container. W… --- ## [Dragons of Pern and Abortion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragons-of-pern-and-abortion/992819)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragons-of-pern-and-abortion/992819 "2023-11-10T03:33:32Z")
The Anne McCaffrey sci-fi series with dragons telepathically bonded with humans to fight Thread. Can teleport across space time by going between Here and There (extra-dimensional space…Hyperspace? Subspace?) Going betw… --- ## [Looking for a celebratory dessert for people with food allergies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-celebratory-dessert-for-people-with-food-allergies/992873)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-celebratory-dessert-for-people-with-food-allergies/992873 "2023-11-10T03:25:46Z")
Hello fellow Dopers, I’m looking for good suggestions. I have a celebration event (not a birthday or anniversary) for a friend, and it’s an event where normally I’d get a cake. But he has food allergies, and so does his … --- ## [Congrats to Stephanie Terry (Democrat), Evansville's first Black / woman mayor!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congrats-to-stephanie-terry-democrat-evansvilles-first-black-woman-mayor/992790)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congrats-to-stephanie-terry-democrat-evansvilles-first-black-woman-mayor/992790 "2023-11-10T03:01:23Z")
I voted for the first time for mayor since moving to Evansville in 2022, and the news is… awesome! I still don’t know a whole lot about local politics, though looking at a list of mayors shows that both Republicans and D… --- ## [What's your favorite song in a language you don't understand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-in-a-language-you-dont-understand/974363)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-in-a-language-you-dont-understand/974363 "2023-11-10T00:57:37Z")
I have found that I can enjoy some songs without understanding the lyrics; the sounds of the words can be enough to convey meaning or mood. Or they’re just fun. So, what’s your favorite song in a language you don’t know? … --- ## [What are you watching right now? - Difficulty: on YouTube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-watching-right-now-difficulty-on-youtube/826745)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-watching-right-now-difficulty-on-youtube/826745 "2023-11-09T23:44:19Z")
So I’ve watched a couple of interesting things on YouTube recently. The cinefix and nofilmschool are a cut above the usual film lists/reviews online and PapersWeLove has some good explanations of CS papers. I’ve also s… --- ## [Comforting someone with, "There, there"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comforting-someone-with-there-there/992424)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comforting-someone-with-there-there/992424 "2023-11-09T23:16:39Z")
What does “There, there” mean in this context? Just soft iterative words? Can I say, “Here, here” instead? --- ## [What course on Gaza is best for a President facing an election on a PURELY political level?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-course-on-gaza-is-best-for-a-president-facing-an-election-on-a-purely-political-level/992662)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-course-on-gaza-is-best-for-a-president-facing-an-election-on-a-purely-political-level/992662 "2023-11-09T22:36:29Z")
Yes, obviously there’s larger concerns IRL, but this is Politics & Elections, and I got curious. Even if a certain action is the morally right thing to do, it’s extremely possible to lose voters and office because of it;… --- ## ['Bye, Bye Love" by The Cars: 'broken lullaby' or 'effing lullaby?'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-bye-love-by-the-cars-broken-lullaby-or-effing-lullaby/595174)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-bye-love-by-the-cars-broken-lullaby-or-effing-lullaby/595174 "2023-11-09T21:31:46Z")
Listening to the Cars’ “Bye, Bye, Love,” I keep hearing ‘fucking alibi;’ of course, when I go to lyrics.com, I read ‘broken lullaby’ so, next time, I hear ‘broken lullaby’. My reasons for thinking ‘fucking alibi’: ly… --- ## [Rooibos tea - love it, hate it, meh, never heard of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rooibos-tea-love-it-hate-it-meh-never-heard-of-it/992561)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rooibos-tea-love-it-hate-it-meh-never-heard-of-it/992561 "2023-11-09T21:28:22Z")
I don’t want to hijack the is Panera Bread responsible for death of a woman who drank caffeinated lemonade and died thread, but there was a reference to rooibos tea that I’d like to pursue. Obviously some people like th… --- ## [Is taking a generic OTC sleep aid long term a bad idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-taking-a-generic-otc-sleep-aid-long-term-a-bad-idea/992499)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-taking-a-generic-otc-sleep-aid-long-term-a-bad-idea/992499 "2023-11-09T21:15:45Z")
Over the past six months I’ve been waking up during the night. This has nothing to do with having to go to the bathroom, and I have no problem falling asleep. About every two hours I’ve been waking up for about 15-20 min… --- ## [Diane Jennings hearing bands for the first time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diane-jennings-hearing-bands-for-the-first-time/992764)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diane-jennings-hearing-bands-for-the-first-time/992764 "2023-11-09T19:41:13Z")
There is somebody named Diane Jennings who has a YouTube channel. For background, she is in her twenties and grew up in Ireland. She has an ongoing series of videos in which she reacts to songs by bands that she suppose… --- ## [Which famous people follow YOU on social media?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-famous-people-follow-you-on-social-media/992772)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-famous-people-follow-you-on-social-media/992772 "2023-11-09T19:11:04Z")
When you “follow” the account of a famous person on social media, it’s always gratifying when they “follow” your account back. I suppose it’s even better when some famous person follows your account out of the blue, but… --- ## [Sam\_Stone has been banned for socking \[Update - The ban has been lifted\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-stone-has-been-banned-for-socking-update-the-ban-has-been-lifted/992756)
**Author:** [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-stone-has-been-banned-for-socking-update-the-ban-has-been-lifted/992756 "2023-11-09T19:00:41Z")
Long time user Sam\_Stone has been banned for socking. --- ## [Great comedy bad guys from movies and TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-comedy-bad-guys-from-movies-and-tv/992696)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-comedy-bad-guys-from-movies-and-tv/992696 "2023-11-09T18:10:32Z")
While trying to get the most out of our Peacock subscription, I’ve been doing a binge of Parks and Recreation. I’ve been enjoying the Jeremy Jamm character in the later seasons-- douchebag dentist and city council member… --- ## [Getting burnt-on crud off a old teflon pan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-burnt-on-crud-off-a-old-teflon-pan/992785)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-burnt-on-crud-off-a-old-teflon-pan/992785 "2023-11-09T17:21:58Z")
The easiest move is to buy a new Teflon pan–this one is very old, and I’ve been meaning to replace it for a while. But I’ll invariably burn some crud on the new one, so I’d like to solicit opinions on anything beyond “Ju… --- ## [Have you ever discovered a new fear in yourself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-discovered-a-new-fear-in-yourself/992422)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-discovered-a-new-fear-in-yourself/992422 "2023-11-09T16:44:03Z")
I’m thinking of phobias or irrational fears. This came up in my case by stumbling on a short video of a starfish walking on the beach. It just inspired such deep loathing and aversion in me that it was a little startling… --- ## [What we gonna do? ( Children's hospital ads on TV)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-we-gonna-do-childrens-hospital-ads-on-tv/992795)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-we-gonna-do-childrens-hospital-ads-on-tv/992795 "2023-11-09T16:07:23Z")
What are they gonna do about Alex (little Buddy Hackett) in the ads for Shriners and St. Jude? (Are those places connected, for real? ) Anywhoo, Alex is getting older. I swear he’s gotta have grey hairs by now (I hope t… --- ## [What does this Bible quote from the book of Jonah mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-bible-quote-from-the-book-of-jonah-mean/992838)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-bible-quote-from-the-book-of-jonah-mean/992838 "2023-11-09T14:45:06Z")
In it, Jonah is angry because God killed the vine that was giving him shade. God replies that Johna didn’t make the vine, but he’s unhappy because it’s gone. God then says: “And should not I care about Nineveh, that grea… --- ## [How many eggs do you eat for breakfast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-eggs-do-you-eat-for-breakfast/992692)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-eggs-do-you-eat-for-breakfast/992692 "2023-11-09T14:41:36Z")
I love eggs. I have eggs almost every day. I like all styles and cooking methods, but most commonly I’ll have my eggs over-easy or soft-boiled. For over-easy, I’ll typically have 4, often with toast, grits, or white ri… --- ## [Raw carrots = stomach pain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raw-carrots-stomach-pain/58602)
**Author:** [@Why\_A\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_A_Duck)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raw-carrots-stomach-pain/58602 "2023-11-09T13:05:42Z")
Whenever I eat raw carrots, I tend to get short, sharp, stabbing pains in my stomach. Not life-or-death quality pain, but more like, “ow - that’s unpleasant”. I don’t think it’s an allergy, and cooked carrots are fine. M… --- ## [What Halloween movies are you watching for 2023?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-halloween-movies-are-you-watching-for-2023/992404)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-halloween-movies-are-you-watching-for-2023/992404 "2023-11-02T15:04:44Z")
I’ve watched 5 horror movies in the past 2 weeks. For Halloween night I’m watching Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends with Jamie Lee Curtis reprising her famous role. Last 2 weeks I watched, Scream, Fright Night, Hallo… --- ## [The Groundstar Conspiracy (1972)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-groundstar-conspiracy-1972/992855)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-groundstar-conspiracy-1972/992855 "2023-11-09T06:24:12Z")
Anyone seen it? it sounds interesting with a twist at the end. Starring George Peppard. --- ## [Oopsy! Wrong kind of UV lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oopsy-wrong-kind-of-uv-lamp/992715)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oopsy-wrong-kind-of-uv-lamp/992715 "2023-11-09T04:11:39Z")
Apparently organizers of a Hong Kong event used UV-C sterilization lamp bulbs instead of the UV-A used for black lighting: --- ## [Acknowledging an unknown person who may have saved my life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acknowledging-an-unknown-person-who-may-have-saved-my-life/990891)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acknowledging-an-unknown-person-who-may-have-saved-my-life/990891 "2023-11-09T03:14:58Z")
A few weeks back I was doing the tourist thing in Minneapolis-St. Paul. I was particularly interested in doing some urban kayaking (see this thread: https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-me-or-dont-on-paddling-your-urba… --- ## [Your Guess for a Trumpless Race](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-guess-for-a-trumpless-race/992829)
**Author:** [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-guess-for-a-trumpless-race/992829 "2023-11-09T03:08:39Z")
Imagine a world in which trump is not in the race. He is legally barred from running. I tried out other options like, is in federal prison, has a brain-damaging stroke that removes his power of speech, kills and eats a … --- ## [Help Me Find A Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-thread/992849)
**Author:** [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-thread/992849 "2023-11-09T02:16:04Z")
I’m not sure which forum it was in and I can’t remember the wording of the title to do a search. It was a thread to post “feel good” videos and stuff from the internet. Thanks for any help! --- ## [Age of Empires 4 - Anyone else looking forward to it? (trailer in post)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-of-empires-4-anyone-else-looking-forward-to-it-trailer-in-post/949566)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-of-empires-4-anyone-else-looking-forward-to-it-trailer-in-post/949566 "2023-11-08T23:37:27Z")
I loved Age of Empires. Sometimes my co-workers and I would stay after work and play it in the server room of our company (the good-old days). It is getting close to release and I did not see another thread on this. H… --- ## [Does the car battery interrogation method work in reality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-car-battery-interrogation-method-work-in-reality/978257)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-car-battery-interrogation-method-work-in-reality/978257 "2023-11-08T23:24:22Z")
In Punisher Max #53 the Punisher tortures a villain by attaching cables to him connected to a car battery and turning the key in the ignition over and over. Is this exact method realistic or fantasy? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=698) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=700)