# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=963 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 964 --- ## [Halloween (2018 movie) \[open spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-2018-movie-open-spoilers/952177)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-2018-movie-open-spoilers/952177 "2022-10-28T18:40:25Z")
Shopping today, I ran across an Ultra 4K display of movies. Oh, I thought, I can play these now 'cuz I have a new Xbox. I found one titled Halloween. It is the original? Is it Rob Zombie’s recreation? I flipped it over … --- ## [What is this bike component called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-bike-component-called/973910)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-bike-component-called/973910 "2022-10-28T17:57:03Z")
Tonight, while riding my e-bike home from work after the end of bus service, my back tire went flat. I was able to find an Uber driver willing to fit the bike into his trunk, but I had to take the wheels off to get it in… --- ## [What happens to my equity if housing prices fall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-my-equity-if-housing-prices-fall/973859)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-my-equity-if-housing-prices-fall/973859 "2022-10-28T17:05:55Z")
Here’s the scenario with a couple of made up amounts. I buy a house for 20,000 ducats (we’ll assume that there was no down payment) Many years later house is worth 40,000 ducats. I have paid off 10,000 of the loan so I… --- ## [The Good Nurse- spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-nurse-spoilers/973879)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-nurse-spoilers/973879 "2022-10-28T16:34:21Z")
I saw this last night on Netflix. I’m not sure if there was a theatrical release. It’s the story of possibly the most prolific serial killer in history. It’s not told through his eyes but through the nurse that helped b… --- ## [How do I find another wine like the one I had?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-another-wine-like-the-one-i-had/973880)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-another-wine-like-the-one-i-had/973880 "2022-10-28T16:19:40Z")
A relative recently gifted us a bottle of wine. Buying another bottle ourselves is out of the question as the wine is illegal to sell here. Is there some way of finding a similar-tasting wine? I know very little about… --- ## [Talk to me about digital notepads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-digital-notepads/973891)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-digital-notepads/973891 "2022-10-28T15:33:18Z")
I was at a meeting the other day and someone pulled out a flat device about the size of a kindle or a mini iPad and wrote upon it. I didn’t get a chance to ask what it was. After reading about lots of digital notepads, … --- ## [Best cities for vampires](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cities-for-vampires/973735)
**Author:** [@Bootb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootb)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cities-for-vampires/973735 "2022-10-28T15:23:24Z")
One would assume that this is a Halloween stunt. --- ## [I'll live to regret this, but here's the Semantle thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932)
**Author:** [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Replies:** 304\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-live-to-regret-this-but-heres-the-semantle-thread/961932 "2022-10-28T13:18:25Z")
Maserschmidt told us about Semantle, here. There’s more details in that post, but as an overview, Semantle is a guess-the-word game, only based on semantic similarity rather than the letters it contains (as in the case o… --- ## [Why do people despise weakness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-despise-weakness/640755)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-despise-weakness/640755 "2022-10-28T12:56:17Z")
“The problem with the world is that the fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves while the intelligent people are full of doubts.” - Bertrand Russell People value confidence. It seems the more confident … --- ## [What do phone companies/retailers do with their trade-in phones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-phone-companies-retailers-do-with-their-trade-in-phones/973292)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-phone-companies-retailers-do-with-their-trade-in-phones/973292 "2022-10-28T06:50:32Z")
I’ve been noticing a trend lately of very generous trade-in credit deals on new phones and tablets. For instance, the google store offered me $250 for my old Pixel 3 on a new pixel 7, which is almost half off. It’s a 3 y… --- ## [Twisted Florida Ruling Says Pregnant Teen Isn’t ‘Mature’ Enough for Abortion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twisted-florida-ruling-says-pregnant-teen-isn-t-mature-enough-for-abortion/969773)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twisted-florida-ruling-says-pregnant-teen-isn-t-mature-enough-for-abortion/969773 "2022-10-28T06:46:38Z")
I’m really at a loss for words. These evil assholes say she’s not mature enough to decide on having an abortion, but she is mature enough to go through a pregnancy and become a mother. Good chance she will have to drop … --- ## [You know what we need as the next step in the DCEU?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-we-need-as-the-next-step-in-the-dceu/973907)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-we-need-as-the-next-step-in-the-dceu/973907 "2022-10-28T05:40:38Z")
Now that James Gunn has assumed ‘The Feige role’? I was listening a fantastic symphony version of John Williams ‘Main Superman Theme’ And I started wondering “Why are the first two Superman films held in such high rega… --- ## [Ghosts say “Boo!” and we do too! (October mini-rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghosts-say-boo-and-we-do-too-october-mini-rants/972531)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 328\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghosts-say-boo-and-we-do-too-october-mini-rants/972531 "2022-10-28T05:24:34Z")
Continuing the discussion from Ba-dee-ya, Rantin' in September (monthly mini rants): I’ll start off by saying that I’m flying out of the devastation of killer hurricane Ian with only a few hours of sleep. It means I’ll… --- ## [I can hear my heat beat sometimes. It sounds like a bubble popping or like water dripping. Worth getting looked at?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-hear-my-heat-beat-sometimes-it-sounds-like-a-bubble-popping-or-like-water-dripping-worth-getting-looked-at/973126)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-hear-my-heat-beat-sometimes-it-sounds-like-a-bubble-popping-or-like-water-dripping-worth-getting-looked-at/973126 "2022-10-28T05:09:02Z")
When I sit in a certain position in my chair at home, if it is quiet enough, I can hear my heart beat. Or at least I can hear a sound that lines up with my pulse. Sort of sounds like a pop or a drip. You know that sound … --- ## [Trying to remember a game where you answered questions about a drawing of a crime scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-a-game-where-you-answered-questions-about-a-drawing-of-a-crime-scene/973896)
**Author:** [@RollOutTheBarrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RollOutTheBarrel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-a-game-where-you-answered-questions-about-a-drawing-of-a-crime-scene/973896 "2022-10-28T05:06:20Z")
I have a vague memory of playing a game with my family in the 80s where the players were trying to solve a murder. For each case, there was a card with a drawing of the crime scene and, I think, a summary of the case. Th… --- ## [Restaurant Reservation--Seating one hour late?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-reservation-seating-one-hour-late/973310)
**Author:** [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-reservation-seating-one-hour-late/973310 "2022-10-28T04:47:09Z")
We had a reservation for dinner tonight for 6:45 PM at a local charhouse. When we arrived, they told us “We’re really behind, it will be another hour.” Um, no. I planned to eat around 7:30, not 8:30. We walked out. A… --- ## [American $2 Bills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-2-bills/634579)
**Author:** [@Actraguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Actraguy)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-2-bills/634579 "2022-10-28T04:29:11Z")
Does the U.S. government STILL make $2 bills and if they do, why are they so hard to find? --- ## [Wills and deceased heirs - is there a standard practice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wills-and-deceased-heirs-is-there-a-standard-practice/973331)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wills-and-deceased-heirs-is-there-a-standard-practice/973331 "2022-10-28T04:21:56Z")
Don’t need answer fast - just something that came to mind after a recent conversation… You have a will, dividing your assets among 4 heirs. Simple, straightforward, because you fully expect to outlive them all. But one … --- ## [Why don't people bathe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-people-bathe/709475)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-people-bathe/709475 "2022-10-28T03:24:37Z")
I’ve been working as a retail cashier for over a year now, and I’ve encountered many people who obviously don’t bathe or shower. I’m not talking about someone who might have missed this morning’s shower. I am talking abo… --- ## [The Adventures of The Special Master](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-adventures-of-the-special-master/970523)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-adventures-of-the-special-master/970523 "2022-10-28T03:13:39Z")
A week ago Trump’s legal team requested that a Special Master be appointed to go through all those legal documents and see where the FBI overstepped its legal bounds. I love when things like this come up. I’ve never i… --- ## [Why Would \[Any Quasi-Important Briton\] Want A Peerage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-any-quasi-important-briton-want-a-peerage/973553)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-any-quasi-important-briton-want-a-peerage/973553 "2022-10-28T02:43:19Z")
I’m trying to figure out what the exact benefit is with regard to being awarded a peerage by King Charles. If Nigel Figginbotham is, effective tomorrow, Nigel, Viscount of Pepperidgeshire, is that just … something he can… --- ## [Weird internet glitch (can't get to one website)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-internet-glitch-cant-get-to-one-website/973756)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-internet-glitch-cant-get-to-one-website/973756 "2022-10-28T01:44:51Z")
There’s a website I need to access many times a day for work. Suddenly yesterday morning the site seems to be down- I get “ERR\_CONNECTION\_TIMED\_OUT” whenever I try to reach it. But I still have FTP access to upload files… --- ## [Dumb Question About Buying A Brisket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-about-buying-a-brisket/973076)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-about-buying-a-brisket/973076 "2022-10-27T23:05:49Z")
I am now the owner of a pellet grill! I plan to break it in by smoking my first-ever homemade brisket (my favorite among smoked meats). I know nothing about butchery, but I’m to understand that the brisket is a unique mu… --- ## [Show me "Dead!" - Richard Dawson dead at 79](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-me-dead-richard-dawson-dead-at-79/623937)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-me-dead-richard-dawson-dead-at-79/623937 "2012-06-07T20:44:20Z")
Breaking news --- ## [Google forcing 2 step verification starting Oct 28](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-forcing-2-step-verification-starting-oct-28/973674)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-forcing-2-step-verification-starting-oct-28/973674 "2022-10-27T22:03:06Z")
I don’t sign into Google. I turn on my phone and it signs in for me. I haven’t manually signed into Google since I replaced my phone last year. What will 2 step verification mean for phone users? Are we going to be har… --- ## [Do other languages have as nifty a mnemonic as "righty tighty, lefty loosy"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-languages-have-as-nifty-a-mnemonic-as-righty-tighty-lefty-loosy/973806)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-languages-have-as-nifty-a-mnemonic-as-righty-tighty-lefty-loosy/973806 "2022-10-27T21:42:58Z")
I mean, four simple words, including both a rhyme and an alliteration? That’s positively elegant and I bet no one EVER forgets it once they’ve heard it. --- ## [Boris Karloff does Monster Mash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boris-karloff-does-monster-mash/515877)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boris-karloff-does-monster-mash/515877 "2022-10-27T20:56:35Z")
For years I’d heard that Boris Karloff had done his own version of Bobby “Boris” pickett’s “Monster Mash”. I’d heard it was on Dick Clarke’s American Bandstand. Evidently I heard wrong. This site says it was on the prim… --- ## [Dr. Who - best way to watch the series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-who-best-way-to-watch-the-series/973803)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-who-best-way-to-watch-the-series/973803 "2022-10-27T20:45:45Z")
I have never seen more than a few minutes of Dr. Who. I was thinking of starting at the very beginning, but might starting at another point be better? Also, is there a good free, or at least cheap way to see the whole… --- ## [Measuring Weight of a Large Table. Will This Work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/measuring-weight-of-a-large-table-will-this-work/973708)
**Author:** [@Oddball\_92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oddball_92)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/measuring-weight-of-a-large-table-will-this-work/973708 "2022-10-27T20:15:56Z")
Lets say I have a large, heavy, table that I want to weigh. I have no means to get the entire table onto a single scale. If I were to take 4 bathroom type scales and put one under each leg of the table, then add the tot… --- ## [Are you tipping at fast food places?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-tipping-at-fast-food-places/972077)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-tipping-at-fast-food-places/972077 "2022-10-27T20:07:50Z")
In this thread, “fast food” will mean any restaurant where you order at the counter and then bring the food yourself to the table or out the door. So a Mom & Pop joint could easily count as a “FF” restaurant if the above… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=962) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=964)