# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=984&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 985 --- ## [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… --- ## [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")
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