# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=964 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 965 --- ## [Good comebacks that you thought of to snarky lines in movies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-comebacks-that-you-thought-of-to-snarky-lines-in-movies/853707)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-comebacks-that-you-thought-of-to-snarky-lines-in-movies/853707 "2022-10-27T19:46:48Z")
I have a few, but to start off, let’s do Meet the Parents. “I had no idea you could milk a cat” “Oh, yeah, you can milk anything with nipples” \[awkward pause\] "I have nipples Greg. Could you milk me? Comeback “I’m … --- ## [What is the strongest adhesive known?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-strongest-adhesive-known/973546)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-strongest-adhesive-known/973546 "2022-10-27T19:27:29Z")
So you wanna stick two things together really well. What’s the most powerful sticky stuff you could get? (And should it be “Strongest adhesive known” or “strongest known adhesive”?) --- ## [Doper Demographics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-demographics/970834)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-demographics/970834 "2022-10-27T19:00:30Z")
What is the age ranges of the Dopers? Who’s represented most? Are there more males than females? --- ## [Is "the way of doing" more formal than "the way to do"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-way-of-doing-more-formal-than-the-way-to-do/973840)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-way-of-doing-more-formal-than-the-way-to-do/973840 "2022-10-27T18:41:47Z")
I teach English as a second language to Czechs. A common “Czenglish” mistake is to say “the way how to do”. This is a literal translation of a standard Czech phrase, “způsob, jak dělat”. I find myself having to explain t… --- ## [This wasn't junior moderating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-wasnt-junior-moderating/973734)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-wasnt-junior-moderating/973734 "2022-10-27T12:06:25Z")
In this thread I ask a simple question. When Mike Pence was asked if he would vote for Trump, he said “Well, there might be someone else I’d prefer more.” I asked whether he meant himself. I spelled out that I wante… --- ## [Yet another name that movie thread (two British ones in fact)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-name-that-movie-thread-two-british-ones-in-fact/973605)
**Author:** [@SirRay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SirRay)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-name-that-movie-thread-two-british-ones-in-fact/973605 "2022-10-27T08:53:14Z")
Since it seems like this month is “ID this movie” month, I wish to add 2 more to the mix that have been bugging me for awhile. Having wailed thru hundreds of movies on YouTube over the past few years (some good, some fa… --- ## [Is this a neurological problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-neurological-problem/973827)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-neurological-problem/973827 "2022-10-27T06:25:51Z")
I just need to know if I should see a doctor and you are not offerring medical advice. The sad fact (as we all know in the US) is that health insurance is worthless for preventative care and despite insurance, doctor vi… --- ## [Today's "Foxtrot" comic (10/23/2022)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-foxtrot-comic-10-23-2022/973692)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-foxtrot-comic-10-23-2022/973692 "2022-10-27T06:15:25Z")
We have them both here: a bad vegan-wannabe cook, and a true-crime aficionado! Enjoy. --- ## [Advice about cooking with rice wine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-about-cooking-with-rice-wine/973727)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-about-cooking-with-rice-wine/973727 "2022-10-27T05:06:33Z")
Vaderling is taking on special cooking projects at home, trying things, stretching his palate, sorta. Anyhoo, he has found a recipe, it calls for chinese rice wine. I don’t have that easily available, but I do have a c… --- ## [Best restaurant in the world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-restaurant-in-the-world/973682)
**Author:** [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-restaurant-in-the-world/973682 "2022-10-27T02:06:16Z")
We haven’t traveled much in the Covid years. We’ve had some spectacular meals mostly in the US, but some internationally. If you had your choice, and money, where would you go? French Laundry? Nobu? Or your local bu… --- ## [Popping a cyst (warning...NSFW, GRAPHIC, YUCKY, ETC.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popping-a-cyst-warning-nsfw-graphic-yucky-etc/973592)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popping-a-cyst-warning-nsfw-graphic-yucky-etc/973592 "2022-10-27T01:54:19Z")
​(1) BEST Pimple Popping // Big Cystic Acne Blackheads // Whiteheads Removal / Squeezing Pimples / H#070 - YouTube --- ## [Planning a trip to NYC in mid-Oct](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-a-trip-to-nyc-in-mid-oct/964330)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-a-trip-to-nyc-in-mid-oct/964330 "2022-10-27T01:36:42Z")
Piggybacking off of this thread, my wife and I are planing on taking a 4-5 day long weekend to NYC in the 2d half of October. Lot of good suggestions in that thread. I was wondering if anyone had suggestions as to spec… --- ## [A post was split to a new topic: SPAMMER collection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-post-was-split-to-a-new-topic-spammer-collection/973836)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-post-was-split-to-a-new-topic-spammer-collection/973836 "2022-10-27T01:26:25Z")
Noticed this recently in a resurrected thread on the ownership of the UN building: Are we now taking spam/bot posts and saving them elsewhere? Maybe we have always done that, but I always percieved “being whisked awa… --- ## [Futuristic household robots in an old Saturday-morning cartoon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futuristic-household-robots-in-an-old-saturday-morning-cartoon/972354)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futuristic-household-robots-in-an-old-saturday-morning-cartoon/972354 "2022-10-27T00:36:51Z")
Does anybody remember a cartoon–probably Warner Brothers–that featured a futuristic house full of servant robots? They were not humanoid, they were more like what you might see in today’s car factories, although they wer… --- ## [Help me decide what piano to eventually buy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decide-what-piano-to-eventually-buy/973607)
**Author:** [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-decide-what-piano-to-eventually-buy/973607 "2022-10-26T23:22:30Z")
I recently got a Yamaha P-45, and I’m enjoying learning to play piano. (I play guitar already so I think having musical experience is making the learning process more fun than it would be if I was starting from scratch.)… --- ## [Should I answer telephone political polls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-answer-telephone-political-polls/973636)
**Author:** [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-answer-telephone-political-polls/973636 "2022-10-26T23:09:37Z")
First of all: yes I still have a landline, and yes I at least sometimes answer the phone – a call from an unfamiliar number may be a potential customer calling the farm. Lately sometimes the calls have been political po… --- ## [Why are Shakespeare plays Two Noble Kinsman and Henry VIII not included in many Complete Shakespeare Works?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-shakespeare-plays-two-noble-kinsman-and-henry-viii-not-included-in-many-complete-shakespeare-works/973663)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-shakespeare-plays-two-noble-kinsman-and-henry-viii-not-included-in-many-complete-shakespeare-works/973663 "2022-10-26T22:02:25Z")
Why are the last of Shaksspeae plays “The Two Noble Kinsman” and “Henry VIII” not included in many Complete Shakespeare Works? --- ## [Building a sept from gingerbread for a holday display](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-a-sept-from-gingerbread-for-a-holday-display/973842)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-a-sept-from-gingerbread-for-a-holday-display/973842 "2022-10-26T21:28:41Z")
In my city there is an annual holiday event downtown. The main feature is a display of gingerbread creations. I’ve entered many times back when I was working, but since retirement I haven’t. Now I want to get back in.… --- ## [An interesting article on satellite-based earthquake prediction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-interesting-article-on-satellite-based-earthquake-prediction/973763)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-interesting-article-on-satellite-based-earthquake-prediction/973763 "2022-10-26T19:50:24Z")
This article appeared today in my geophysics news feed. I was initially struck by the photo, which looks unreal enough to suspect Photoshop. Until you see the credit is the US Navy, who’d have little reason to fake thi… --- ## [Jules Bass (‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,’ ‘Frosty the Snowman’) passes away at 87](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jules-bass-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-frosty-the-snowman-passes-away-at-87/973823)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jules-bass-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-frosty-the-snowman-passes-away-at-87/973823 "2022-10-26T17:42:53Z")
What to say? Jules Bass’ and Arthur Rankin’s specials have brightened up the holiday seasons for decades … both for my generation and my children’s. --- ## [Who likes "Hollywood" plastic surgery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-likes-hollywood-plastic-surgery/940087)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-likes-hollywood-plastic-surgery/940087 "2022-10-26T17:28:33Z")
Not sure if this is more appropriate for another forum, but I was wondering why so many actors (I mostly notice the females) get so much plastic surgery. Maybe more get subtle work than I notice, but when I see an actre… --- ## [Authors with particular linguistic habits or tics, like often repeated or misused words or phrases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-with-particular-linguistic-habits-or-tics-like-often-repeated-or-misused-words-or-phrases/973332)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-with-particular-linguistic-habits-or-tics-like-often-repeated-or-misused-words-or-phrases/973332 "2022-10-26T16:32:59Z")
Mrs. solost tried to download a book from an online lending library to her Kindle, but to do this you use Amazon, and she was accidentally logged into my Amazon account, so it showed up on my Kindle. So she says eh, go a… --- ## [Car Design: Real vs. Toy Copies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-design-real-vs-toy-copies/973792)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-design-real-vs-toy-copies/973792 "2022-10-26T16:26:55Z")
I was watching “Toys That Built America” on the History Channel. They mentioned that the first Hot Wheels was a car unseen before. Turns out it was a (yet to be revealed) 1968 Corvette. You see, Mattel hired a Chevy car … --- ## [John Clarke (of Clarke and Dawe) RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-clarke-of-clarke-and-dawe-rip/784165)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-clarke-of-clarke-and-dawe-rip/784165 "2022-10-26T15:31:26Z")
I caught a marathon of The Games on PBS many years ago and absolutely fell in love with his sense of humor. Through Youtube I’ve watched many more hours of his work. Brilliant satirist, painfully funny guy. ETA - sorr… --- ## [Do Mini Exercise Sessions Throughout the Day Limit My Gains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mini-exercise-sessions-throughout-the-day-limit-my-gains/973765)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mini-exercise-sessions-throughout-the-day-limit-my-gains/973765 "2022-10-26T15:14:49Z")
Pre-Covid, I did my workouts at my gym in one 45-minute session. Now, I’d like to spread my at-home exercise routines throughout my workday. This gets me up and moving, instead of sitting too long. My plan is simple: Ev… --- ## [Do people actually break into cars specifically to steal baseball hats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-actually-break-into-cars-specifically-to-steal-baseball-hats/973669)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-actually-break-into-cars-specifically-to-steal-baseball-hats/973669 "2022-10-26T15:04:16Z")
Growing up one of the weird rules my parents had was to NEVER leave a baseball hat in a car (or at least in plain sight) because baseball hats (specifically ones with actual MLB teams) were “hot” on a theives radar. The … --- ## [Question regarding the Battle of Carhampton 836 AD King Ecgbehrt of Wessex vs. Viking Raid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-the-battle-of-carhampton-836-ad-king-ecgbehrt-of-wessex-vs-viking-raid/973676)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-the-battle-of-carhampton-836-ad-king-ecgbehrt-of-wessex-vs-viking-raid/973676 "2022-10-26T13:34:30Z")
The Entire History of Viking Britain // Medieval England Documentary 8 minutes 12/13 seconds into the video, the narrator claims King Ecgbehrt of Wessex defeated the Vikings at the Battle of Carhampton in 8… --- ## [When was the last time a UK general election was called quickly after a new Prime Minister took office?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-a-uk-general-election-was-called-quickly-after-a-new-prime-minister-took-office/973709)
**Author:** [@Wrenching\_Spanners](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wrenching_Spanners)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-a-uk-general-election-was-called-quickly-after-a-new-prime-minister-took-office/973709 "2022-10-26T13:28:09Z")
Asking a factual question, not for political opinions. It’s happened several times over the past few decades that a UK Prime Minister has resigned, and been replaced by a new Prime Minister from his/her party. When was… --- ## [Low-effort Halloween costumes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-effort-halloween-costumes/973499 "2022-10-26T12:29:00Z")
Hi, y’all. So the thing is this: My husband and I are dutifully going to a neighborhood gathering on Halloween night. It’ll be held outdoors, mostly adults attending, and we don’t plan to stay long. However, costumes… --- ## [When you're old enough for your dental fillings to go bad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-youre-old-enough-for-your-dental-fillings-to-go-bad/973587)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-youre-old-enough-for-your-dental-fillings-to-go-bad/973587 "2022-10-24T20:57:16Z")
Another reminder that the years are rushing by. I had two old dental fillings go bad. The upper tooth had a piece break off next to the filling and it had decay under it. That required a new porcelain crown. The lower … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=963) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=965)