# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=777 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 778 --- ## [Things I Learned Watching a Twilight Zone Marathon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-watching-a-twilight-zone-marathon/986519)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2023, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-watching-a-twilight-zone-marathon/986519 "2023-07-25T14:05:15Z")
If we ever receive a visitor from another planet, we’re screwed. All dolls, puppets, ventriloquist dummies, mannequins, etc. are evil. Get one of those dorky neck chains to secure your spectacles. --- ## [What is your routine for navigating the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-routine-for-navigating-the-sdmb/987470)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2023, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-routine-for-navigating-the-sdmb/987470 "2023-07-25T13:34:11Z")
Instead of “navigating” in the thread title, I mean something closer to “sweeping” or “sifting,” that is, what is your method for discovering new threads on topics you’re interested in? I start my visit to the board by … --- ## [What happened to the alternate ending to Big?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-alternate-ending-to-big/456801)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2023, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-alternate-ending-to-big/456801 "2023-07-25T13:29:24Z")
I’m in a very unusual position. I saw the “alternate” ending to the movie Big. I distinctly remember the movie ending with a final scene that included the introduction of Susan as a young classmate of Josh. I remember … --- ## [What Does "Gum Wall" Mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-gum-wall-mean/987484)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2023, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-gum-wall-mean/987484 "2023-07-25T09:50:55Z")
I saw a pop-up ad for Jack-in-the-Box this morning while playing an online word puzzle (Quordle, if that helps). As some of JitB’s breakfast offerings flashed on the screen, a rubric was displayed, reading “Chew on our B… --- ## [Any experience using Magic Lantern for a Canon intervalometer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-using-magic-lantern-for-a-canon-intervalometer/987375)
**Author:** [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2023, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-using-magic-lantern-for-a-canon-intervalometer/987375 "2023-07-25T09:24:53Z")
I’ve a Canon EOS 600D and have been searching for an intervalometer to start getting into photographing star trails. I’m not in a position to upgrade to a more modern camera, but understand that this should be good enoug… --- ## [Space Cadets (2005) reality prank show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-cadets-2005-reality-prank-show/987423)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2023, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-cadets-2005-reality-prank-show/987423 "2023-07-25T09:05:02Z")
I remember watching this show back in the day, in which they tried to select the dumbest participants and fool them into thinking they were going to space. And still, after all these years, I wonder if they were actuall… --- ## [How do my automatic windshield wipers work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-my-automatic-windshield-wipers-work/987500)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2023, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-my-automatic-windshield-wipers-work/987500 "2023-07-25T05:43:39Z")
Hello Everyone, We own a 2020 Lincoln Corsair. Among ues many tech features is an automatic wiper option. The way it works is you set the wipers to auto mode and not only do they come on when it rains, but it automatica… --- ## [How can I send money to an individual in Nigeria?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-send-money-to-an-individual-in-nigeria/932899)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2023, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-send-money-to-an-individual-in-nigeria/932899 "2023-07-25T04:09:33Z")
Yeah, yeah, I know, that sounds like something you should be warning me about, but this is not a scammer - this is a personal friend; I’ve been helping him build his YouTube channel and he’s a wonderful example of a hard… --- ## [Simple Question: Ticketmaster Purchase!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-question-ticketmaster-purchase/987476)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2023, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-question-ticketmaster-purchase/987476 "2023-07-25T03:01:56Z")
Anyone familiar with TicketMaster? I am ready to purchase my tickets, and I complete all the information, but there seems to be NO WAY to actually complete the purchase! This is so frustrating! Has anyone experienced the… --- ## [Mindhunter (Netflix)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mindhunter-netflix/799044)
**Author:** [@Greathouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greathouse)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2023, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mindhunter-netflix/799044 "2023-07-25T02:01:15Z")
Mindhunter released the first season on Netflix this past Friday, and I watched the entire season Friday night - Saturday morning. I really enjoyed it and found the subject matter gripping. I have always had a fascinatio… --- ## [The San Diego Comic Con has a small problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-san-diego-comic-con-has-a-small-problem/987061)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2023, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-san-diego-comic-con-has-a-small-problem/987061 "2023-07-25T01:40:20Z")
I just checked the “Special Guests” page on their official web site, and it is completely blank. All those people that were going to show up to promote all those projects are on strike. Let’s see how well SDCC’s no ref… --- ## [Why is the internet so bad with nuance, and is there anything that can be done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-internet-so-bad-with-nuance-and-is-there-anything-that-can-be-done/987310)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2023, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-internet-so-bad-with-nuance-and-is-there-anything-that-can-be-done/987310 "2023-07-25T01:23:15Z")
I keep running into this sort of situation where for example (in one of my videos) I’m growing squashes of my own variety that I maintain by saving seeds from one year to the next. I ALWAYS get people saying stuff like … --- ## [Things I Learned Watching the original Perry Mason](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-watching-the-original-perry-mason/986814)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2023, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-watching-the-original-perry-mason/986814 "2023-07-25T00:52:09Z")
People’s hands are like magnets-if they see a pistol lying on the ground, it will almost leap into their hands. Things like “I wish you were dead!” and “I’ll see you dead!” etc are said a lot more often than I expec… --- ## [Which 60s rock star's death would make the biggest splash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-60s-rock-stars-death-would-make-the-biggest-splash/986997)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-60s-rock-stars-death-would-make-the-biggest-splash/986997 "2023-07-24T23:58:49Z")
“I get up every morning and read the obituary column. If my name’s not there, I eat breakfast.” - Carl Reiner Most the 60’s stars are getting up toward Reiner’s age. They’re all pre-Boomers. Most still tour, remarkably.… --- ## [What did eyeglasses cost in the early 1960s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-eyeglasses-cost-in-the-early-1960s/986515)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2023, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-eyeglasses-cost-in-the-early-1960s/986515 "2023-07-25T00:02:41Z")
We are talking single lens for a near-sighted 7 year old. Nothing designer, nothing complicated. --- ## [A trip to the trivial: seeking off-the-wall ideas for PC speakers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-trip-to-the-trivial-seeking-off-the-wall-ideas-for-pc-speakers/987373)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-trip-to-the-trivial-seeking-off-the-wall-ideas-for-pc-speakers/987373 "2023-07-24T21:00:06Z")
Some years ago, I gave up on PC speakers in favor of headphones, for reasons. Now, for other reasons, I’m maybe interested in speakers again. I’m hoping for something a little unusual, maybe. I’ve looked at several onlin… --- ## [Who is the oldest comedian whose work is funny today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-oldest-comedian-whose-work-is-funny-today/987171)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-oldest-comedian-whose-work-is-funny-today/987171 "2023-07-24T20:55:02Z")
Comedy obviously goes back to Aristophanes and the Commedia dell’Arte and jokes are probably almost as old as our species. Stand-up is a specific form. Some of the older comedians they play on comedy radio are still pr… --- ## [Do you see yourself as resembling any fictional character in literature or film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-see-yourself-as-resembling-any-fictional-character-in-literature-or-film/987427)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-see-yourself-as-resembling-any-fictional-character-in-literature-or-film/987427 "2023-07-24T20:48:05Z")
Not sure why this came to mind a couple of days ago, but I really haven’t been able to come up with any for myself. I’m thinking primarily about mindset, how they react to things/people, and attributes other than extern… --- ## [Which 70s pop star death would make the biggest splash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-70s-pop-star-death-would-make-the-biggest-splash/987429)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-70s-pop-star-death-would-make-the-biggest-splash/987429 "2023-07-24T20:01:16Z")
The follow-up to Which 60s rock star’s death would make the biggest splash? Bruce Springsteen Elton John Olivia Newton-John Billy Joel Stevie Nicks Ozzy Osbourne Stevie Wonder Joni Mitchell Neil Young Linda Ronstadt A… --- ## [No fortune in cookie = bad luck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-fortune-in-cookie-bad-luck/987393)
**Author:** [@a6ka97](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a6ka97)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-fortune-in-cookie-bad-luck/987393 "2023-07-24T19:40:11Z")
I know there is superstitions out there, break a mirror = 7 years bad luck, pick up a penny if it has tails showing is bad luck (turn it over for the next person), don’t read your fortune cookie fortune until everybody i… --- ## [Has Zelensky ever addressed the people of Russia directly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-zelensky-ever-addressed-the-people-of-russia-directly/987459)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-zelensky-ever-addressed-the-people-of-russia-directly/987459 "2023-07-24T17:54:25Z")
In his speeches and public statements for international consumption, has Zelensky ever addressed the people of Russia (as opposed to the regime or the soldiers) directly? (It would indicate whether he and his government … --- ## [Looking for a Mac video player where I can easily loop sections of the video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-mac-video-player-where-i-can-easily-loop-sections-of-the-video/987324)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-mac-video-player-where-i-can-easily-loop-sections-of-the-video/987324 "2023-07-24T17:50:41Z")
I’m taking online guitar lessons over Zoom. Usually my teacher will send me a video of him playing through whatever it is I’m learning for reference purposes. These come over WhatsApp, and are MP4 files. I Airdrop these … --- ## [Tony Bennett dead at 96 - July 21, 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-bennett-dead-at-96-july-21-2023/987350)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-bennett-dead-at-96-july-21-2023/987350 "2023-07-24T16:53:25Z")
Article.. This is a sad, sad day to music and musicians everywhere. A master vocalist who paired up with k.d. lang and Lady Gaga, continuing to make music up until very recently. You had my heart, Tony. --- ## [Repeating amber alert](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repeating-amber-alert/987309)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repeating-amber-alert/987309 "2023-07-24T16:06:01Z")
I don’t know where exactly this should go but I’m about to lose my mind. There was an amber alert yesterday. Now, every time I turn my phone on or turn wifi on or off, the alert happens again. Every single time. I’ve goo… --- ## [NYT Crossword 7/23/23: Strange but correct answer (Tagged spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-crossword-7-23-23-strange-but-correct-answer-tagged-spoilers/987407)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-crossword-7-23-23-strange-but-correct-answer-tagged-spoilers/987407 "2023-07-24T15:42:32Z")
Inm, screwed up coding. Will repost. --- ## [A question about primordial black holes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-primordial-black-holes/987474)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-primordial-black-holes/987474 "2023-07-24T15:27:41Z")
Primordial black holes (PBHs) are theorized to have been created in great numbers in the radiation era shortly after the Big Bang. Due to a formation process not related to stellar collapse, they could have had essential… --- ## [Summer Hailstones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-hailstones/987325)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-hailstones/987325 "2023-07-24T15:23:28Z")
It was almost thirty degrees Celsius (85 degrees Fahrenheit) earlier in the day. But we are having a thunderstorm. Sky went dark, rain came pouring down. Then hailstones - many thousands of them, the biggest ones betw… --- ## [Surviving divorced spouse Social Security benefits and prior government employment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surviving-divorced-spouse-social-security-benefits-and-prior-government-employment/987386)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surviving-divorced-spouse-social-security-benefits-and-prior-government-employment/987386 "2023-07-24T14:22:38Z")
So my mom finally had her phone interview on her application for surviving divorced spouse Social Security benefits. I have no idea how long it will take SSA to process her application, and there’s no question that she q… --- ## [Another divorce/lottery question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-divorce-lottery-question/987141)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-divorce-lottery-question/987141 "2023-07-24T13:57:19Z")
Dick and Jane are married umpteen years. One day Dick comes home and says “Honey! Honey! I just won $1 billion in the lottery! Pack your suitcases!” “That’s fantastic news, Dick! Where am I going?” “I don’t care. Jus… --- ## [Gilbert Gottfried has passed away {April 12, 2022}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gilbert-gottfried-has-passed-away-april-12-2022/962736)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gilbert-gottfried-has-passed-away-april-12-2022/962736 "2023-07-13T21:36:30Z")
Gottfried was 67 years old. His family has released that Gottfried had been battling an illness for some time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=776) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=778)