# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=700&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 701 --- ## [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? --- ## [Gmail - Can't log in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-cant-log-in/973656)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-cant-log-in/973656 "2023-11-08T22:49:14Z")
So I have at least one (or two) gmail addresses. One, I don’t remember because I had a stuck key on my keyboard and I don’t remember how many of a certain letter there was in the username. The other username is in my K… --- ## [Can Trump beat Biden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-trump-beat-biden/992840)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-trump-beat-biden/992840 "2023-11-08T22:09:36Z")
There are a few articles like this NBC News article showing up indicating that he can. This is disturbing that it could even be close. Is this article and poll representative of the average voter? Do you, dear readers,… --- ## [Othello (reversi) has been weakly solved](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/othello-reversi-has-been-weakly-solved/992782)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/othello-reversi-has-been-weakly-solved/992782 "2023-11-08T21:49:41Z")
Paper here (pdf) This paper announces a significant milestone: Othello is now solved, computationally proved that perfect play by both players lead to a draw. Strong Othello software has long been built using heuristi… --- ## [Spiders and walking on cobwebs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spiders-and-walking-on-cobwebs/992816)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spiders-and-walking-on-cobwebs/992816 "2023-11-08T21:24:21Z")
Hi there saving a daddy longleg y’day from “da spray” in our kid’s room, triggered a couple of Qs: how can spiders walk on cobwebs, when other critter stick to it? … I assume some special hair or so … but would like a… --- ## [Need help with Samsung Email app on Android {Issued Resolved}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-samsung-email-app-on-android-issued-resolved/992791)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-samsung-email-app-on-android-issued-resolved/992791 "2023-11-08T20:10:09Z")
The app has lost the connection to the server, and I can’t figure out even what’s actually wrong. It used to log me out every few days, but I could log back in right away; this won’t even give me a login prompt. I went s… --- ## ["Had cataract surgery, so now she doesn't need glasses anymore"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-cataract-surgery-so-now-she-doesnt-need-glasses-anymore/963276)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-cataract-surgery-so-now-she-doesnt-need-glasses-anymore/963276 "2023-11-08T19:05:53Z")
Does cataract surgery fix some need for glasses? I thought the surgery removed a hazy veil just inside the eye to it would stop scattering light, but glasses couldn’t fix this problem. Why am I hearing this about a famil… --- ## [Scammer question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scammer-question/981194)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scammer-question/981194 "2023-11-08T17:40:53Z")
I got an obvious scam call from the Public Utility Company. They asked for a name, credit card number, etc., so I made up some stuff. Then, he asked multiple times, “Please repeat after me…‘I got a call from customer c… --- ## [Mississippi Governor's Race 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mississippi-governors-race-2023/992794)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mississippi-governors-race-2023/992794 "2023-11-08T17:13:01Z")
Polls have closed in Mississippi, where some pre-election polls showed Republican Gov. Tate Reeves in a tight race with Democratic challenger Brandon Presley. However, several precincts in Hinds County (the state’s larg… --- ## [Song Parody](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-parody/992786)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-parody/992786 "2023-11-08T16:48:44Z")
I hope this is ok to post here. I’m not a very creative or artistic person. But, I give you this, to the tune of “Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns n Roses Welcome to my Tungsten baby We got density You can smash anythin… --- ## [Rail bikes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rail-bikes/992585)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rail-bikes/992585 "2023-11-08T16:10:25Z")
I’ve imagined an outrigger type device that would allow me to ride my bike on un-used railroad tracks. It turns out such things exists but it looks like they are mostly (all?) DIY contraptions. The design process, with … --- ## [Are newer plastics more brittle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-newer-plastics-more-brittle/992266)
**Author:** [@LivingGhost371](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LivingGhost371)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-newer-plastics-more-brittle/992266 "2023-11-08T14:54:22Z")
The niece and her kids from Florida are visiting over Winter Break this winter and want the full “northern winter” experience. Was reasearching snow sleds, and there’s been a lot of complaints about the new plastic ones … --- ## [Virginia Legislature Votes To Allow Cities To Remove Confederate Statues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virginia-legislature-votes-to-allow-cities-to-remove-confederate-statues/847805)
**Author:** [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virginia-legislature-votes-to-allow-cities-to-remove-confederate-statues/847805 "2023-11-08T14:49:31Z")
Link. Not an election, though one of the results of an election; I do think it’s politics, though. Mods, move if you disagree. – there have been a batch of threads on aspects of this subject, but none of them recently u… --- ## [Can we talk pepper mills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-talk-pepper-mills/992686)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-talk-pepper-mills/992686 "2023-11-08T14:22:17Z")
So the Mrs has requested a new pepper mill for Christmas. Don’t worry, it won’t be the only thing I’ll get her. We currently have a salt and pepper set of small Peugeot Bali mills, and whilst they look great, the pepper… --- ## [Movie Tropes (2050)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-tropes-2050/992721)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-tropes-2050/992721 "2023-11-08T14:00:17Z")
A thread in which we put on our futurist hats and imagine what will become storytelling cliches a few decades hence. Imagine a version of “Ebert’s Little Movie Glossary” published for your grandkids, or the future evolut… --- ## [Good news: I got nepotism'd into a job. Bad news: I got nepotism'd into a job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-i-got-nepotismd-into-a-job-bad-news-i-got-nepotismd-into-a-job/992702)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-news-i-got-nepotismd-into-a-job-bad-news-i-got-nepotismd-into-a-job/992702 "2023-11-08T13:36:47Z")
I’d been unemployed/part-time employed since last year, but my father (an exec at a tech company) pulled some strings and I may soon be offered a job as a marketing technical writer at his company. It is mostly-remote an… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=699&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=701&state=muted)