# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=708&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 709 --- ## [Bagpipe "national anthem" at the beginning of Meatballs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bagpipe-national-anthem-at-the-beginning-of-meatballs/992375)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2023, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bagpipe-national-anthem-at-the-beginning-of-meatballs/992375 "2023-11-01T00:21:16Z")
The scene cued to the song is here. So what bagpipe song is that that Tripper plays as the national anthem? I’ve seen one reference as Louden’s Bonnie Woods and Braes but I’ve listened to a few different versions on Yo… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - October 2023 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-october-2023-edition/990838)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2023, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-october-2023-edition/990838 "2023-10-31T21:08:40Z")
October is here, I feel like I blinked and missed September. Time to get your skeletons out of the closet -snerk- and onto your porch! And for us Northerners, time to dig the comfy hoodies and thick socks out of storage… --- ## [Gilmore Girls, anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gilmore-girls-anyone/86626)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2023, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gilmore-girls-anyone/86626 "2023-10-31T21:08:13Z")
Okay, I can’t be the only Doper who watches Gilmore Girls, and who caught the season premiere last night. My thoughts: The TV gods were exceptionally cruel this year, what with Gilmore Girls, Buffy, and Undeclared sh… --- ## [YA NFL question: when did "that" become a definite article?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ya-nfl-question-when-did-that-become-a-definite-article/992374)
**Author:** [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2023, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ya-nfl-question-when-did-that-become-a-definite-article/992374 "2023-10-31T20:59:58Z")
Examples: He got that left arm in there. He almost made it to that down marker. I fully understand that language is what people speak, and I am not a stickler for correct grammar, but this makes me itch. It’s probabl… --- ## [YA NFL question: how did "drop a dime" come to mean "accurate"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ya-nfl-question-how-did-drop-a-dime-come-to-mean-accurate/992376)
**Author:** [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ya-nfl-question-how-did-drop-a-dime-come-to-mean-accurate/992376 "2023-10-31T20:45:51Z")
Back in the day (yes, I’m an old person) the phrase “drop a dime” meant “report to the authorities.” That’s because, back in the stone age when phones were not carried in one’s pocket, it cost a dime to use a pay phone, … --- ## [Russia accuses Ukraine and the West of anti-Jewish riots in Dagestan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-accuses-ukraine-and-the-west-of-anti-jewish-riots-in-dagestan/992386)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2023, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-accuses-ukraine-and-the-west-of-anti-jewish-riots-in-dagestan/992386 "2023-10-31T20:33:38Z")
I didn’t think this fit in the other “Russia” threads, or that it needed the Ukraine invasion tag. Of course, they’re using Ukraine and the West as a scapegoat for other issues around the world. I wouldn’t be surprised i… --- ## [Notifications dropdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notifications-dropdown/992305)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notifications-dropdown/992305 "2023-10-31T19:59:44Z")
There’s something weird about the notifications dropdown that I’ve noticed for a while. This is the dropdown you get if you click on your avatar on the upper right of the page. Let’s say I have two notifications (from … --- ## [Haven't I seen this movie before? \[Thoughts on To Leslie\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havent-i-seen-this-movie-before-thoughts-on-to-leslie/992383)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2023, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havent-i-seen-this-movie-before-thoughts-on-to-leslie/992383 "2023-10-31T17:35:26Z")
To Leslie is a low-budget, Oscar nominated (best actress), indie film that’s currently streaming on Netflix. It’s a semi-autobiographical film about a single mother dealing with alcoholism, featuring an eclectic cast of… --- ## [Help me buy a kindle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-a-kindle/992183)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2023, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-a-kindle/992183 "2023-10-31T17:24:33Z")
My gf’s kindle is a sixth generation paperwhite. It has served her well, but she has noticed decreased battery life, plus she needs a new case, so she has asked me to order her a replacement. She is happy with everythi… --- ## [Aww. Bad bad bad Baby-gal Wrek does need her ol'Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aww-bad-bad-bad-baby-gal-wrek-does-need-her-olma/992278)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2023, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aww-bad-bad-bad-baby-gal-wrek-does-need-her-olma/992278 "2023-10-31T16:18:51Z")
Messed this all up. I’ll try again later. --- ## [Bob Ross spoof?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-ross-spoof/483867)
**Author:** [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2023, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-ross-spoof/483867 "2023-10-31T15:11:22Z")
My google-fu is failing me. :slight\_smile: I was talking with DH last night about Bob Ross and his coma-inducing (in a good way!) Joy of Painting. I recall that there was a spoof of Mr. Ross where he was having a flas… --- ## [Letter of Demand re: easement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-of-demand-re-easement/992137)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-of-demand-re-easement/992137 "2023-10-31T15:08:42Z")
Mrs Cad talked to an attorney and I hope she was not charged because the information was worthless. We own a piece of property in the mountains. It has an easement from a private road that you need to 4x4 over to get t… --- ## [PC File Searches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-file-searches/992323)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-file-searches/992323 "2023-10-31T14:20:04Z")
Is there something I can download to search for keywords in documents or text files? I thought Windows (on a Dell) could search in documents, but it is only searching file names. (I am using a Dell with an older version … --- ## [I support Mike Pence as an Independent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-support-mike-pence-as-an-independent/983991)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2023, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-support-mike-pence-as-an-independent/983991 "2023-10-31T11:22:43Z")
No, I’m not crazy. Hear me out. For a while after 1/6 many of us believed that Trump couldn’t possibly get the nomination but that he would make up for that by running as an Independent, whether or not that killed Repub… --- ## [Don't play in active volcanoes, people!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-play-in-active-volcanoes-people/844596)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2023, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-play-in-active-volcanoes-people/844596 "2023-10-31T05:34:01Z")
Some unknown number of tourists dead in New Zealand. This was the caldera of…and I can’t stress this enough…New Zealand’s most active volcano. And cruise liners were dropping parties off at it :smack: Tragic for those … --- ## [Child labor in Alabama Hyundai factory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-labor-in-alabama-hyundai-factory/968383)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2023, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-labor-in-alabama-hyundai-factory/968383 "2023-10-31T04:52:32Z")
Apparently children were out there stamping and pressing metal for Hyundai instead of going to school. This particular factory makes parts used in a third of all U.S. Hyundai sales. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/excl… --- ## [AI in sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-in-sports/992304)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2023, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-in-sports/992304 "2023-10-31T03:16:17Z")
I was reading this thread here about how AI works, and I thought, as i do, about applying the question to sports generally, and to baseball in particular. Seems to me AI has many uses in baseball which we can expect to… --- ## [Family relationships and health issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-relationships-and-health-issues/992261)
**Author:** [@Amia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amia)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-relationships-and-health-issues/992261 "2023-10-31T01:42:36Z")
I haven’t felt well. I’m 5’8” 103 lbs. My iron is lethally low as is my BMI. I’m 56 and have tried iron transfusions and blood transfusions for severe anemia to no avail. I’ve been reading that a bone marrow transplant c… --- ## [Why not encourage people to move from Gaza to the West Bank, Egypt, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-encourage-people-to-move-from-gaza-to-the-west-bank-egypt-etc/991296)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2023, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-encourage-people-to-move-from-gaza-to-the-west-bank-egypt-etc/991296 "2023-10-31T01:33:50Z")
This is possibly a stupid question, but why not move or offer to help people move from Gaza to the West Bank? AIUI the latter has more space and more of an actual economy, so they’d be better off there, and have more of … --- ## [How many people have cancer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-have-cancer/992264)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2023, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-have-cancer/992264 "2023-10-31T01:21:27Z")
I need a good estimate, doesn’t have to be exact. I can find how many people will get cancer in there lifetime and how many people will get cancer this year. But what I need is how many people right now in the world ha… --- ## [Reese's Peanut Butter Cups question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeses-peanut-butter-cups-question/702699)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 282\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2023, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeses-peanut-butter-cups-question/702699 "2023-10-31T01:09:54Z")
Just in time for Halloween: do you consider Reese’s Peanut Butter cups a candy bar? --- ## [Why does Canada's Lake Erie coast have so little population?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-canadas-lake-erie-coast-have-so-little-population/992108)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2023, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-canadas-lake-erie-coast-have-so-little-population/992108 "2023-10-31T00:32:31Z")
I was looking at a map of Ontario and I noticed there are no major cities on the Canadian side of Lake Erie. I think the biggest town on the coast is Leamington with a population of around thirty thousand. It seems like… --- ## [Car Buffs: Quick Q on Car Battery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-buffs-quick-q-on-car-battery/992324)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2023, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-buffs-quick-q-on-car-battery/992324 "2023-10-30T22:22:47Z")
Is it possible a cell phone in use with the charger plugged in could drain a healthy car battery if the phone is used (with the engine off) for an hour? Two hours? If it matters, the car probably had to have the key turn… --- ## [How do you like your fried chicken breading?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-fried-chicken-breading/992272)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2023, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-fried-chicken-breading/992272 "2023-10-30T20:54:15Z")
I like my fried chicken crispy and crunchy. The kind where you can barely tell what the piece is because it’s got so much. The kind that will cut the roof of your mouth if you eat it too quickly. The further from that p… --- ## [Concerning Gomers, goomers, and goobers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerning-gomers-goomers-and-goobers/81823)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2023, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerning-gomers-goomers-and-goobers/81823 "2023-10-30T20:05:08Z")
I’ve heard Granny on the “Beverly Hillbillies” refer to people as “goomers,” the same way that some might use “yo-yos” or “chuckleheads.” Is/was that an acutal slang in some part of the country, or was it coined just for… --- ## [Will appetite suppressants affect US food culture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-appetite-suppressants-affect-us-food-culture/992307)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-appetite-suppressants-affect-us-food-culture/992307 "2023-10-30T19:37:47Z")
Recently I’ve heard a few comments suggesting that the increased use of Ozempic and other appetite suppressants were having a noticeable affect on the food industry. Big pharma vs big ag? I have never needed an appetit… --- ## [Confident or delusional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confident-or-delusional/992087)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2023, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confident-or-delusional/992087 "2023-10-30T17:51:30Z")
The other day at work a nurse was talking about a date she went on. I wasn’t involved in the conversation but listened anyway. The nurse was Nurse Nimrod from this post: She and her date went to the pool for their seco… --- ## [World Opera Day 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-opera-day-2023/992081)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-opera-day-2023/992081 "2023-10-30T17:09:37Z")
So it’s World Opera Day 2023, and it has me wondering - are there any opera fans on The Dope these days? Any singers? Any conductors, coach/repetiteurs or pit musicians? Any stage managers or technicians? I’ve been a … --- ## [Which pasta is thinner, vermicelli or capellini?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-pasta-is-thinner-vermicelli-or-capellini/58971)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2023, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-pasta-is-thinner-vermicelli-or-capellini/58971 "2023-10-30T16:19:20Z")
And what brand is the thinnest of all? I had some “angel hair” at a restaurant the other night that was marvelously thin, thinner than any I’ve ever had. Is there something even thinner than capellini? Is there a brand … --- ## [Anyone know the rules to "piggy move up"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-the-rules-to-piggy-move-up/992280)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2023, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-the-rules-to-piggy-move-up/992280 "2023-10-30T15:25:47Z")
I’m 62. When I was a kid in Chicago, we used to play a softball game called Piggy Move Up. As I recall, it was a way to play softball (16", of course!) with a limited number of players. But I can’t recall the exact ru… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=707&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=709&state=muted)