# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=720&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 721 --- ## [Unclaimed money questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unclaimed-money-questions/991461)
**Author:** [@a6ka97](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a6ka97)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unclaimed-money-questions/991461 "2023-10-14T02:06:48Z")
Related to the recent scammer thread and unclaimed money. I regularly check my state’s unclaimed money database, especially since my parents passed away a few years ago. My brother’s name shows up, I know it’s him becau… --- ## [No preview pane anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-preview-pane-anymore/991468)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-preview-pane-anymore/991468 "2023-10-14T00:54:36Z")
I don’t have a preview pane any more. Did something break on the website or is it my problem only? --- ## [Which celestial object did I see yesterday and today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celestial-object-did-i-see-yesterday-and-today/991542)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celestial-object-did-i-see-yesterday-and-today/991542 "2023-10-14T00:02:03Z")
I’ve been starting my day at around 5 AM CDT these days, so I get to see the stars before sunrise. The brightest object I see at that time, other than the moon, is low in the eastern sky, at around 20 to 30 degrees abov… --- ## [First Americans: 23,000+ years ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-americans-23-000-years-ago/991307)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-americans-23-000-years-ago/991307 "2023-10-13T23:52:18Z")
A couple years ago, there was a report about ancient footprints found in New Mexico were dated to about 22-23,000 years ago. Here’s an update by the same people: Anyway, there was some doubt about the dating used in t… --- ## [Phyllis Coates has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phyllis-coates-has-died/991535)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phyllis-coates-has-died/991535 "2023-10-13T22:56:51Z")
I am sad to report that the actress Phyllis Coates has died at age 96. https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/entertainment-celebrity/rip-phyllis-coates-tv-s-first-lois-lane/ar-AA1i6Vtr She will be remembered by most … --- ## [Trump’s Non-disclosure Agreements voided; former election staffers can talk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-s-non-disclosure-agreements-voided-former-election-staffers-can-talk/991523)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-s-non-disclosure-agreements-voided-former-election-staffers-can-talk/991523 "2023-10-13T22:56:25Z")
This court settlement could have implications for several of the litigation threads, so thought I’d start a new one Trump the businessman loves Non-disclosure Agreements. Put them in all his employee contracts. Wouldn’t… --- ## [Wordle skill level rating of opening words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-skill-level-rating-of-opening-words/991520)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-skill-level-rating-of-opening-words/991520 "2023-10-13T21:51:04Z")
As an opening word, slate is referred to by the bot as the word of a “Wordle genius” and is given a skill level of 99. The word, stale, is given a skill level rating of 97. Same letters, different order. Does this mea… --- ## [Microsoft reportedly buying Activision Blizzard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-reportedly-buying-activision-blizzard/957992)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-reportedly-buying-activision-blizzard/957992 "2023-10-13T21:42:02Z")
I don’t play that many video games anymore but if this happens, holy crap. They will basically own almost all the video game market right? --- ## [Common Sense About MPSIMS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-sense-about-mpsims/991282)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-sense-about-mpsims/991282 "2023-10-13T20:21:40Z")
I’ve always hated the rule about that breaking news threads in MPSIMS must stick to breaking news and leave out discussions about why the breaking news is happening. Some breaking news is inherently political, in several… --- ## [Hijack/new thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hijack-new-thread/991516)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hijack-new-thread/991516 "2023-10-13T20:00:08Z")
Even though I was directly involved in hijacking my own thread - Thank you, Puzzlegal. --- ## [Experiences with Drywall Anchors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-drywall-anchors/987825)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-drywall-anchors/987825 "2023-10-13T19:55:49Z")
Hi Everyone I need to hang a towel rack on a wall with no studs where the rack needs to go. I’ve used plenty of drywall anchors of all sorts, but in this application the rack is a swing-arm style and will have pretty si… --- ## [When you're all juiced up on coffee and deer season opening you shouldn't be allowed to drive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-youre-all-juiced-up-on-coffee-and-deer-season-opening-you-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-drive/991487)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-youre-all-juiced-up-on-coffee-and-deer-season-opening-you-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-drive/991487 "2023-10-13T19:19:35Z")
No matter how much camo clothing you wear. Mr.Wrek and his deer camp cohorts determined to have a meeting at the local cafe. At breakfast. Possibly the only folks there. Til the game warden decided to check out the loc… --- ## [The "strings, photos, and newspaper clippings on a bulletin board" trope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strings-photos-and-newspaper-clippings-on-a-bulletin-board-trope/990120)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strings-photos-and-newspaper-clippings-on-a-bulletin-board-trope/990120 "2023-10-13T18:52:57Z")
Does this trope have a single point of origin? You’ve seen it in all the police procedural/serial killer type shows, where our hero pins photos of suspects, articles about events, and scraps of toilet paper on a bulletin… --- ## [Is this pancetta still good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-pancetta-still-good/991423)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-pancetta-still-good/991423 "2023-10-13T18:28:39Z")
Several months ago I decided to make spaghetti carbonara. While shopping for the ingredients I was unsure how much pancetta I needed, and I ended up buying an extra package. So the unused package went in the fridge and… --- ## [Mull River Shuffle: selling the bush?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mull-river-shuffle-selling-the-bush/439089)
**Author:** [@RiverRunner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RiverRunner)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mull-river-shuffle-selling-the-bush/439089 "2023-10-13T18:01:26Z")
I don’t know whether this should go into GQ or CS, but since it is about a song lyric, I’m putting it here. In the Rankin Family’s wonderful song The Mull River Shuffle, there is a bit that says: There they stand by th… --- ## [Seinfeld fans: Jerry says something's a-brewin'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfeld-fans-jerry-says-somethings-a-brewin/991362)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfeld-fans-jerry-says-somethings-a-brewin/991362 "2023-10-13T16:57:02Z")
At a stand-up show in Boston on Saturday, an audience member asked Jerry if he liked the ending of the show “Seinfeld.” His response was gold, Jerry, gold! “Something is going to happen that has to do with that ending… --- ## [How much does external condition affect a car's value?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-external-condition-affect-a-cars-value/991466)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-external-condition-affect-a-cars-value/991466 "2023-10-13T16:56:46Z")
I have a 2006 Tacoma pickup that I want to sell. It’s mechanically sound and low mileage (72,000) but the paint is in pretty poor shape from spending a decade parked outdoors near the ocean, and there is rust in the unde… --- ## [Bill Watterson writes (but doesn't illustrate) new book, out next week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-watterson-writes-but-doesnt-illustrate-new-book-out-next-week/991066)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-watterson-writes-but-doesnt-illustrate-new-book-out-next-week/991066 "2023-10-13T16:42:57Z")
Bill Watterson – the Northeast Ohio creator of one of the most iconic comic strips and whose legendary vanishing act will rival any public recluse who has ever shunned the societal spotlight – has penned a book called… --- ## [Frasier (2023)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frasier-2023/991491)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frasier-2023/991491 "2023-10-13T16:40:55Z")
I was really pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed the first episode. A little nostalgia and fun new characters. It also had the the same tone for lack of a better word of the old show. Haven’t watched the second y… --- ## [2 hour marathon mark is now officially on life support](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-hour-marathon-mark-is-now-officially-on-life-support/991319)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-hour-marathon-mark-is-now-officially-on-life-support/991319 "2023-10-13T16:37:29Z")
Thousands participate in Chicago Marathon as race winner Kelvin Kiptum sets unofficial world record 2:00:35. We should have a pool for this, either for the date/race when it is finally broken and/or for the runner who … --- ## [A Question about Oyster Slurping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-oyster-slurping/991510)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-oyster-slurping/991510 "2023-10-13T16:17:30Z")
Here is a recent viral TikTok video. Maybe NSFW for language. Okay, obviously the video poster is not a class act, downing four trays of oysters and also a dinner of crab cakes and potatoes on what was understood to be … --- ## [Movies that could not be made in today’s world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-could-not-be-made-in-today-s-world/990064)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-could-not-be-made-in-today-s-world/990064 "2023-10-12T21:27:42Z")
(Rather than bump an old thread (10 years +) I decided to start a new one) I re-watched Things To Do In Denver When Your Dead recently. I had fond memories of it from when I first watched it in the late 90’s. Now… I’m … --- ## [Full Kitchen Redo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-kitchen-redo/982155)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-kitchen-redo/982155 "2023-10-13T15:43:10Z")
Today was day 1, hopefully the worst day. 3 issues today already: One of the circuits in the kitchen then runs to the basement to power the washer, dryer and pump for the deep sink. That circuit is broken and won’t be … --- ## [Trump gets the Endorsement of the Horde](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-gets-the-endorsement-of-the-horde/991505)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-gets-the-endorsement-of-the-horde/991505 "2023-10-13T14:45:54Z")
Orcs. I ain’t sayin anybody is an Orc. I ain’t sayin the GOP is staffed with Orcs. But Orcs. Darn them Orcs.{LINK} --- ## [Dom Famularo has passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dom-famularo-has-passed-away/990869)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dom-famularo-has-passed-away/990869 "2023-10-13T14:45:14Z")
I just learned today that Dom Famularo - drummer, music educator, interviewer, inspiration - passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023 at the age of 70. Even if you have never encountered him before, please do yourself a… --- ## [Cliché or clichéd?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliche-or-cliched/991504)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliche-or-cliched/991504 "2023-10-13T14:31:57Z")
I’ve always used “cliché” as the noun form and “clichéd” as the adjectival form, as in “clichéd remark,” but lately I’m seeing “cliché” used for both. Have the barbarians taken over, or am I the barbarian? --- ## [Secret Invasion (Nick Fury tv series) There be spoilers in here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-invasion-nick-fury-tv-series-there-be-spoilers-in-here/985922)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-invasion-nick-fury-tv-series-there-be-spoilers-in-here/985922 "2023-10-13T11:59:31Z")
The new Nick Fury series on Disney Plus is out. They’re releasing one episode per week, with six episodes expected. After watching the first episode, it looks like they’re going for the spy-thriller genre. So far, so go… --- ## [If the US can ignore Pakistan's sovereignty to advance American national interests, why not Mexico?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-us-can-ignore-pakistans-sovereignty-to-advance-american-national-interests-why-not-mexico/991058)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-us-can-ignore-pakistans-sovereignty-to-advance-american-national-interests-why-not-mexico/991058 "2023-10-13T10:14:06Z")
continuing the discussion from the Jack Smith thread: If ignoring the sovereignty of Pakistan to kill Bin Laden is acceptable in the interests of national security, what’s the problem with invading Mexico? --- ## [Do you have an opinion on crinkle cut fries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-an-opinion-on-crinkle-cut-fries/990599)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-an-opinion-on-crinkle-cut-fries/990599 "2023-10-13T07:55:33Z")
A spin off of https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-restaurant-puts-the-wrong-style-fries-in-the-menu-image-is-that-false-advertising I actually do have a negative opinion of crinkle cut fries and I actively avoid them… --- ## [Fiction, Trauma, and Children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiction-trauma-and-children/991130)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiction-trauma-and-children/991130 "2023-10-13T05:52:30Z")
You may have seen in the news that Disney is remaking Bambi into a live action movie. Even if you’ve never seen the original, I think just about everyone knows that Bambi’s mother is killed by a hunter. My apologies if… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=719&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=721&state=muted)