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**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2022, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-12-3-can-you-explain-what-i-missed/976053 "2022-12-06T03:17:44Z")
I assume I’m just not the target audience, as I had never heard of the host or musical guest. But this was the least funny ep I can recall. Never heard of that show they were parodying, and I guess Drake refers to wom… --- ## [RIP Bob McGrath](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-mcgrath/976075)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2022, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-mcgrath/976075 "2022-12-06T03:06:06Z")
Bob McGrath from Sesame Street has passed away. He was 90. Feels like my childhood grew old and died. --- ## [Remember hidden songs on 90s CDs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-hidden-songs-on-90s-cds/975755)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2022, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-hidden-songs-on-90s-cds/975755 "2022-12-06T02:55:03Z")
Back in the 90s it got trendy for a while to include a hidden song at the end of your CD. The last track would actually start with about five minutes of silence, and then the music would suddenly kick in. Sometimes it wa… --- ## [Psychiatrist: I can't do counseling with you unless you let me speak with a family member: is this normal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychiatrist-i-cant-do-counseling-with-you-unless-you-let-me-speak-with-a-family-member-is-this-normal/973787)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2022, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychiatrist-i-cant-do-counseling-with-you-unless-you-let-me-speak-with-a-family-member-is-this-normal/973787 "2022-12-06T02:46:54Z")
I had/have an appointment with a licensed psychiatrist here in Texas this week, but he sent me an email telling me he can’t do counseling (or follow-up counseling) unless I authorize him to speak to a direct family membe… --- ## [Is the Dope more popular than it was 2 years ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-dope-more-popular-than-it-was-2-years-ago/975923)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2022, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-dope-more-popular-than-it-was-2-years-ago/975923 "2022-12-06T02:36:41Z")
I joined the Dope in October 2020. During that time, topics would be created and/or updated every, I dunno, 3-5 minutes or so. But now (December 2022), topics are being updated every few seconds. Did the Dope experience … --- ## [How did people cut their nails before clippers were invented?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-people-cut-their-nails-before-clippers-were-invented/658930)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2022, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-people-cut-their-nails-before-clippers-were-invented/658930 "2022-12-06T01:31:47Z")
How did people cut their fingernails before modern nail clippers were invented? --- ## [Help identifying a weird 1990s computer game involving aliens, a maze and a dead Nazi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identifying-a-weird-1990s-computer-game-involving-aliens-a-maze-and-a-dead-nazi/975899)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identifying-a-weird-1990s-computer-game-involving-aliens-a-maze-and-a-dead-nazi/975899 "2022-12-05T22:08:41Z")
So there was a computer game in the 1990s that scared me as a kid, not sure if anyone else here played it: The game involved you, the protagonist, stepping into a labyrinth-type maze. At the very beginning, there is a d… --- ## [King Tut question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-tut-question/308077)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-tut-question/308077 "2022-12-05T21:59:29Z")
Apparently a new King Tut exhibit opens this week in LA, which makes me feel old, as I remember seeing the last King Tut exhibit in the 70’s or 80’s. But what’s the significance of King Tut? I thought he was a relatively… --- ## [Do all four legged animals have all four basic(?) gaits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-four-legged-animals-have-all-four-basic-gaits/975979)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-four-legged-animals-have-all-four-basic-gaits/975979 "2022-12-05T21:23:40Z")
We’re used to seeing/talking about horses walking/trotting/cantering/galloping. How about all the rest of the tetrapods? If you take a dog that is well-trained to the leash out for a “walk” and gradually increase your … --- ## [Do Nightshade vegetables worsen arthritis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nightshade-vegetables-worsen-arthritis/976059)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nightshade-vegetables-worsen-arthritis/976059 "2022-12-05T20:41:47Z")
I make and eat a lot of dishes with bell peppers and tomatoes, and to a lesser extent, potatoes. I also like eggplant, though I don’t eat it nearly as much, and I use a lot of cayenne pepper and paprika, other members of… --- ## [2022 Sight & Sound List - Greatest Films of All Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sight-sound-list-greatest-films-of-all-time/975930)
**Author:** [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sight-sound-list-greatest-films-of-all-time/975930 "2022-12-05T20:37:58Z")
I’m sure there will be no controversy over this list (the good news is that it isn’t one of those damnable slide shows) I’ve seen about half of the movies on the list. --- ## [Kanye West running for president (again)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-running-for-president-again/975537)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-running-for-president-again/975537 "2022-12-05T19:54:48Z")
It worked so well the last time right? GOP funded plan to try to syphon off black votes? Probably not - Kanye (sorry, “Ye”) does not work well with others, as his mental illness will not let him. The Republicans … --- ## [Religious Challenge to an Anti-Abortion Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-challenge-to-an-anti-abortion-law/966261)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-challenge-to-an-anti-abortion-law/966261 "2022-12-05T19:13:33Z")
I’m putting this here, although arguably it could be in Great Debates, because the focus is on Legislation, and while it is news, I don’t think it belongs in MPSIMS. First, the article that caught my attention: The … --- ## [Blow, as in leave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-as-in-leave/967787)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-as-in-leave/967787 "2022-12-05T18:38:17Z")
I heard the Clash song ‘Should I stay or Should I Go?’ song on the radio this morning. I was struck by the line, “Should I cool it or should I blow”. Of course, I know that blow in this case means ‘leave’ but I don’t th… --- ## [Advice on new printer and photo software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-new-printer-and-photo-software/976025)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-new-printer-and-photo-software/976025 "2022-12-05T18:12:51Z")
Two questions - first, what would you recommend for a good home printer? Low volume, mostly B&W, handful of family photos every once in awhile. El cheapo PIXMA I got on sale is just a POS with poor design and poor qual… --- ## [Blood pressure apps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-pressure-apps/976031)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-pressure-apps/976031 "2022-12-05T17:57:12Z")
I am looking for a good pressure app for Android. I have downloaded four so far that do everything BUT actually take my blood pressure. Y’all have any advice? --- ## [Breaking - The Queen is unwell (has died): 8 Sep 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-the-queen-is-unwell-has-died-8-sep-2022/971212)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 1010\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-the-queen-is-unwell-has-died-8-sep-2022/971212 "2022-12-05T17:45:51Z")
This could be major, as The Palace is very guarded normally about the Queen’s health, but it’s been announced that’s she’s unwell, with doctors being concerned and the family being informed. From the BBC: --- ## [GA Governor Brian Kemp for President in 2024?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ga-governor-brian-kemp-for-president-in-2024/975995)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ga-governor-brian-kemp-for-president-in-2024/975995 "2022-12-05T16:54:48Z")
With Georgia Governor Brian Kemp winning re-election over Stacey Abrams this year, and several arguments to be made that he’s taken on Trump and defeated him as no other Republican has, there’s talk from at least one sou… --- ## [Would the student debt forgiveness deal been more palatable to those against it if reframed as student loan "interest" forgiveness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-student-debt-forgiveness-deal-been-more-palatable-to-those-against-it-if-reframed-as-student-loan-interest-forgiveness/970672)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-student-debt-forgiveness-deal-been-more-palatable-to-those-against-it-if-reframed-as-student-loan-interest-forgiveness/970672 "2022-12-05T15:44:22Z")
The idea of forgiving student debt really seems to rub a lot of people the wrong way. That someone is not paying back the principal amount of what they borrowed is “unfair” to them. However, a lot of these people I have… --- ## [Nick Bollettieri dies at 91](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nick-bollettieri-dies-at-91/976056)
**Author:** [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nick-bollettieri-dies-at-91/976056 "2022-12-05T13:51:37Z")
I am not sure if it goes here or not since I guess he was a celebrity, but it does seem appropriate: There is no question that he had big impact on the way Tennis players were developed, and the list of his pupils who… --- ## [A question about Lucky Number Slevin (open spoilers for this 2006 movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-lucky-number-slevin-open-spoilers-for-this-2006-movie/976038)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-lucky-number-slevin-open-spoilers-for-this-2006-movie/976038 "2022-12-05T14:13:23Z")
We saw this movie for the first time last night on Netflix (Canada). Loved it. I hope it’s all right if I spoil the movie at this point. (Contemporaneous thread on the movie in question.) One thing I’m wondering about… --- ## [How do stores that sell extremely expensive items vet customers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-stores-that-sell-extremely-expensive-items-vet-customers/975640)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-stores-that-sell-extremely-expensive-items-vet-customers/975640 "2022-12-05T13:12:51Z")
For most of us, we walk into a store, ask to see some item and the store hands it to us. Or, we walk into a car dealership and say we want to test drive the latest Buick and they hand us the keys. How does this work wi… --- ## [Actors you don't like anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-you-dont-like-anymore/970458)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-you-dont-like-anymore/970458 "2022-12-05T12:24:52Z")
We’re watching Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), in which Charles Coburn (1877-1961) acts. We watch a lot of movies on TCM, and we see him frequently. I just can’t get past that he was a White Supremacist. Mel Gibson w… --- ## [Fair Use question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fair-use-question/975167)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fair-use-question/975167 "2022-12-05T08:28:41Z")
@Aspenglow did the right thing by erring to the conservative on this one, but it did make me wonder: Is it different for a government site than for a commercial site or ‘work?’ Could I have quoted the totality of thi… --- ## [Cows on the run](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cows-on-the-run/975928)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cows-on-the-run/975928 "2022-12-05T07:36:48Z")
About two dozen cows have been on the loose since August in rural Quebec. They got spooked by lightning, jumped a fence, and never returned to their owner’s fields. It’s been a problem trying to capture them; some are pr… --- ## [Whaddya mean, it's December in the MMP?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddya-mean-its-december-in-the-mmp/975673)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddya-mean-its-december-in-the-mmp/975673 "2022-12-05T06:58:55Z")
Well, in a coupla days, anyway. Thus unleashes the onslaught of Christmas music - ugh, a couple of my current coworkers and one of my managers are SOOPER into Christmas, so I fear the awaiting auditory plagues - but at l… --- ## [Army general declares Americans too fat or criminal to fight in rebuke of service leaders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-general-declares-americans-too-fat-or-criminal-to-fight-in-rebuke-of-service-leaders/970961)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-general-declares-americans-too-fat-or-criminal-to-fight-in-rebuke-of-service-leaders/970961 "2022-12-05T04:56:13Z")
my thoughts on this 1 he’s right to a point .my dads friends who still are in the army complain they’re not doing basic training, is a fat camp that teaches people how to shoot and march anymore Also, a lot of today’s … --- ## [What new car do you think could last you the rest of your life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-car-do-you-think-could-last-you-the-rest-of-your-life/975711)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-car-do-you-think-could-last-you-the-rest-of-your-life/975711 "2022-12-05T03:20:17Z")
I will buy you a brand new car. Any brand, any trim level, any options that you want. Only catches are, it has to be a brand new car, and you can never own any other car for the rest of your life. You can never sell thi… --- ## [Alan Toffler, "Future Shock" and the Trumpers. You views](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-toffler-future-shock-and-the-trumpers-you-views/975590)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-toffler-future-shock-and-the-trumpers-you-views/975590 "2022-12-05T02:37:18Z")
It’s possible this could be a Great Debate. But, carry on. Alan Toffler described “Future Shock” Future Shock - Wikipedia as—… society is undergoing an enormous structural change, a revolution from an industrial socie… --- ## [I pit the Amazon Prime interface for Thursday Night Football](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-amazon-prime-interface-for-thursday-night-football/974352)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-amazon-prime-interface-for-thursday-night-football/974352 "2022-12-05T01:13:10Z")
Couldn’t decide between the Game Room or Cafe Society, but since this is basically a gripe I’ll put it here. Plus, I can swear more. Why does Prime make it so fucking hard to watch a football game? I like to watch games… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=952&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=954&state=tracking)